vernalization

Noun

 * 1)  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.
 * 2) * 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, |%22vernalisation%22+-intitle:%22vernalization%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pnSzT97iOpGHmQW27vGdBQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22vernalization%22|%22vernalisation%22%20-intitle%3A%22vernalization%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 88:
 * 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).
 * 1) * 2010, H. Yamashita, Y. Komeda (chapter authors), Eng Chong Pua, Michael R. Davey (editors), Plant Developmental Biology - Biotechnological Perspectives, Volume 1, |%22vernalisation%22+-intitle:%22vernalization%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pnSzT97iOpGHmQW27vGdBQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22vernalization%22|%22vernalisation%22%20-intitle%3A%22vernalization%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 202:
 * Furthermore, vernalization has been shown to override the late-flowering phenotype.Both VRN1 and VRN2 genes have been identified to be associated with vernalization.
 * 1) * 2010, H. Yamashita, Y. Komeda (chapter authors), Eng Chong Pua, Michael R. Davey (editors), Plant Developmental Biology - Biotechnological Perspectives, Volume 1, |%22vernalisation%22+-intitle:%22vernalization%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pnSzT97iOpGHmQW27vGdBQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22vernalization%22|%22vernalisation%22%20-intitle%3A%22vernalization%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 202:
 * Furthermore, vernalization has been shown to override the late-flowering phenotype.Both VRN1 and VRN2 genes have been identified to be associated with vernalization.

Antonyms

 * devernalization

Translations

 * Catalan: vernalització
 * Finnish: vernalisaatio,, idunviritys
 * French:
 * German:, Vernalisierung, , Jarowisierung
 * Greek:
 * Italian: jarovizzazione, iarovizzazione
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: