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VITRIFIE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Biotechnology
DEF

[Said of a] cultured tissue having leaves and sometimes stems with a glassy, transparent or wet and often swollen appearance.

OBS

The process of vitrification is a general term for a variety of physiological disorders that lead to shoot tip and leaf necrosis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

[Se dit d'un] tissu en culture ayant des feuilles et parfois des tiges avec une apparence vitreuse, transparente ou mouillée et souvent gonflée.

OBS

Le processus de vitrification est un terme général pour indiquer une variété de désordres physiologiques qui mènent à la nécrose de la pousse apicale et des feuilles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
  • Biotecnología
DEF

[Se dice de un] tejido cultivado con hojas y a veces tallos, de apariencia cristalina, transparente o húmeda y a menudo hinchado.

OBS

El proceso de vitrificación abarca una serie de alteraciones fisiológicas que conducen a la necrosis de hojas y ápices caulinares.

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