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DIAGEOTROPISME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-10-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plagiogeotropism
1, record 1, English, plagiogeotropism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process by which plant parts turn toward a position that is oblique or perpendicular to the orienting stimulus. Thus, plagiotropic. 2, record 1, English, - plagiogeotropism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For example, the growth of lateral branches and lateral roots is at an oblique angle to the stimulus of gravity (plagiogeotropism). 3, record 1, English, - plagiogeotropism
Record 1, Key term(s)
- diageotropism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plagiogéotropisme
1, record 1, French, plagiog%C3%A9otropisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action de la pesanteur qui imprime à certains organes (rameaux, rhizome) une direction de croissance plus ou moins oblique par rapport à la verticale. 2, record 1, French, - plagiog%C3%A9otropisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les rameaux et les racines secondaires font avec l’axe général de la plante des angles caractéristiques qui déterminent le port de la plante mais ne sont pas pour autant insensibles à la pesanteur; on parle alors de plagiogéotropisme. 3, record 1, French, - plagiog%C3%A9otropisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
géotropisme : Orientation de croissance des végétaux en fonction de la pesanteur. 3, record 1, French, - plagiog%C3%A9otropisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
contraire : orthotropisme 2, record 1, French, - plagiog%C3%A9otropisme
Record 1, Key term(s)
- diagéotropisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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