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Record 1 2004-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Plant Biology
  • Plant and Crop Production
DEF

(of a plant) not flowering until the period of light each day falls below some limit ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Biologie végétale
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
DEF

Se dit d'un végétal qui exige des nuits longues pour pouvoir fleurir.

CONT

Les plantes de jour court, ou nyctipériodiques : qui ne fleurissent qu'après des périodes d'obscurité supérieures à un seuil [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Biología vegetal
  • Producción vegetal
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