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vernalizations

vernalizations is the plural 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

Questions about vernalizations

What is vernalizations the plural of?
Vernalizations is the plural of vernalization.

Words near vernalizations in the dictionary

  1. vernalised
  2. vernalises
  3. vernalising
  4. vernality
  5. vernalization
  6. vernalizations
  7. vernalize
  8. vernalized
  9. vernalizes
  10. vernalizing
  11. vernall

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