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vernalization en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English vernal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English vernalization From vernal + -ization.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, 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 Agricultural Production, Volume 7, page 88
   • Species needing vernalization do not flower when grown in a warm climate. 2005, Helgi Öpik, Stephen A. Rolfe, Arthur John Willis, The Physiology Of Flowering Plants, page 275:
   • Furthermore, vernalization has been shown to override the late-flowering phenotype. […] Both VRN1 and VRN2 genes have been identified to be associated with vernalization. 2010, H. Yamashita, Y. Komeda (chapter authors), Eng Chong Pua, Michael R. Davey (editors), Plant Developmental Biology - Biotechnological Perspectives, Volume 1, page 202
   • 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. 2008, David S. Ingram, Daphne Vince-Prue, Peter J. Gregory, editors, Science and the Garden: The Scientific Basis of Horticultural Practice, page 201:

Forms

Antonyms

devernalization

Deriveds

nonvernalization

Relateds

vernalize

Synonyms

jarovization

Translations (21)

vi xuân hoá (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · fr vernalisation (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · de Vernalisation (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · de Vernalisierung (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · cmn 春化作用 (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · fi keväistys (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · it iarovizzazione (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · fi idunviritys (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · it jarovizzazione (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · ko 춘화 처리 (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · ru яровизация (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · el εαρινοποίηση (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · ja 春化処理 (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · cmn 春化 (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · bg яровиза́ция (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · ca vernalització (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · pt vernalização (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · de Jarowisation (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · fi vernalisaatio (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · vi sự xuân hoá (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs) · de Jarowisierung (certain treatment of seeds or bulbs)