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vernalisation

vernalisation is the alternative spelling of vernalization.

Meaning of vernalization

Noun

vernalization (usually uncountable, plural vernalizations)

  1. (usually) The treatment of seeds or bulbs by exposure to low temperatures so as to decrease the vegetative period or to cause the plant to flower or bear fruit more quickly.
    • This low temperature requirement for flowering, called vernalization, begins at germination. Vernalization is assumed to occur at temperatures between 0 and 18°C (Ahrens and Loomis, 1963; Tirone and Metzer, 1970).1998, J. T. Ritchie, U. Singh, D. C. Godwin, W. T. Bowen, Cereal growth, development and yield, Gordon Yukio Tsuji, Gerrit Hoogenboom, Philip Thornton (editors), Understanding Options for...
    Synonyms:
    jarovization
    Antonyms:
    devernalization

Forms of vernalisation

pluralvernalisations

Questions about vernalisation

What is vernalisation the alternative spelling of?
Vernalisation is the alternative spelling of vernalization.

Words near vernalisation in the dictionary

  1. vernal pool
  2. vernal pools
  3. vernalgrass
  4. vernalgrasses
  5. vernalin
  6. vernalisation
  7. vernalisations
  8. vernalise
  9. vernalised
  10. vernalises
  11. vernalising

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