plant use
1Plant use — The electric energy used in the operation of a plant. Included is the energy required for pumping at pump storage plants. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
2Plant-use electricity — The electric energy used in the operation of a plant. This energy total is subtracted from the gross energy production of the plant. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
3Plant defense against herbivory — Poison ivy produces urushiol to protect the plant from herbivores. In humans this chemical produces an allergic skin rash, known as urushiol induced contact dermatitis …
4Plant — For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). Plants Temporal range: Early Cambrian to recent, but see text, 520–0 Ma …
5plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… …
6Plant physiology — is a subdiscipline of botany concerned with the function, or physiology, of plants.Salisbury, Frank B. Cleon W. Ross, 1992. Plant physiology , 4th ed. (Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing). ISBN 0 534 15162 0] Closely related fields include …
7Plant breeding — is the art and science of changing the genetics of plants in order to produce desired characteristics.[1] Plant breeding can be accomplished through many different techniques ranging from simply selecting plants with desirable characteristics for …
8Plant hormone — Plant hormones (also known as phytohormones) are chemicals that regulate plant growth. Plant hormones are signal molecules produced within the plant, and occur in extremely low concentrations. Hormones regulate cellular processes in targeted… …
9Plant virus — Plant viruses are viruses affecting plants.Plant viruses, like all other viruses, are obligate intracellular parasites that do not have the molecular machinery to replicate without the host. The plant viruses are defined as viruses pathogenic to… …
10Plant morphology — (or phytomorphology) is the general term for the study of the morphology (physical form and external structure) of plants. [Raven, P. H., R. F. Evert, S. E. Eichhorn. Biology of Plants , 7th ed., page 9. (New York: W. H. Freeman, 2005). ISBN 0… …
