Vernalization

Quick meaning: Vernalization is a noun meaning (agrobiology) 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.

Meaning

(agrobiology) 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.

Example Sentences

Species needing vernalization do not flower when grown in a warm climate.

Furthermore, vernalization has been shown to override the late-flowering phenotype. […] Both VRN1 and VRN2 genes have been identified to be associated with vernalization.

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).

For some plants, however, exposure to low temperatures during winter is an essential step in their development. Two of these processes, vernalisation and the breaking of winter dormancy, have important implications for gardeners.

Word Forms

• vernalizations
• vernalisation

Synonyms for vernalization

Depending on context, synonyms include jarovization.

Antonyms for vernalization

Common opposites include devernalization.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include vernalisation, yarovization, stratification, thermopriming, winterization, cryostasis.

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