devernalization

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

de- +‎ vernalization

Noun[edit]

devernalization (uncountable)

  1. The reversal of a previous vernalization.
    • 2016, M.B. Kirkham, Elevated Carbon Dioxide: Impacts on Soil and Plant Water Relations:
      An agronomic problem in obligate winter wheats is devernalization. In many environments, a temporary period of high temperature may partially or completely annul any degree of vernalization already obtained.