Growth and development
Photoperiodism
Photoperiodism is the physiological reaction of organisms to the length of day or night, which controls key developmental processes like flowering and maturatio...
Agronomy knowledge
Agronomist dictionary
Short and clear definitions of agronomic terms: soil cultivation, sowing, nutrition, plant protection, machinery, and crop storage.
All topics535
Soil and tillage55
Sowing and varieties55
Nutrition and fertilizers55
Crop protection55
Machinery and irrigation55
Storage and economics55
Growth and development55
Weather and climate55
Breeding and seed production55
Digital farming40
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Growth and development
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is the biological process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy, creating organic compounds essential for crop growth and yie...
Growth and development
Phototropism
Phototropism is the growth response of plants toward or away from an external directional light source.
Growth and development
Physiological aging
An irreversible process of gradual decline in metabolic activity and adaptive capacity of a plant, leading to the completion of its life cycle.
Growth and development
Plant antioxidant system
This is a complex set of enzymatic and non-enzymatic defensive mechanisms that neutralize reactive oxygen species to protect plant cells from environmental stre...
Growth and development
Post-embryonic development
This is the stage of a plant's life cycle that begins after seed germination and continues until death or the completion of its life cycle.