per·i·cy·cle

(pĕr′ĭ-sī′kəl)

A plant tissue characteristic of the roots, located between the endodermis and phloem.

[French péricycle, from Greek perikuklos, spherical : peri-, peri- + kuklos, circle; see cycle.]

per′i·cy′clic (-sī′klĭk, -sĭk′lĭk) adj.

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pericycle

(ˈpɛrɪˌsaɪkəl)

(Botany) a layer of plant tissue beneath the endodermis: surrounds the conducting tissue in roots and certain stems

[C19: from Greek perikuklos]

pericyclic adj

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per•i•cy•cle

(ˈpɛr əˌsaɪ kəl)

n.

the cell layer of the stele in a plant, bounded by the endodermis and the phloem.

[1890–95; < Greek períkyklos. See peri-, cycle]

Translations

péricycle

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stele

References in periodicals archive

For example, growth of adventitious roots from the base of a bud sticks, in an environment of high humidity, are developed from the pericycle (region of vascular cylinder) at the base of the stem, just above the cut, as shown in Figure 5 B.

Cocoa propagation, technologies for production of seedlings/Propagacao de cacaueiro e tecnologias para producao de mudas clonais

These proteins are located in pericycle cells and mediate the release of citrate to the xylem (YOKOSHO et al., 2009).

Organic acid carriers in tolerance to toxic aluminum in wheat/Transportadores de acidos organicos na tolerancia ao aluminio toxico em trigo

Mechanical perturbation induces division of pericycle resulting in increased dry matter and number of roots in seedlings of Robinia pseudoacacia L.

ALLOCATION OF DRY MATTER AND CARBON IN Pinus taeda L. SEEDLINGS SUBJECTED TO THIGMOMORPHOGENESIS/PARTICAO DA MATERIA SECA E DE CARBONO EM MUDAS DE Pinus taeda L. SUBMETIDAS A TIGMOMORFOGENESE

Amano et al., "Hyoscyamine 6 beta-hydroxylase, an enzyme involved in tropane alkaloid biosynthesis, is localized at the pericycle of the root," Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol.

Biogenetic Conversion of Wyerone and Dihydrowyerone into Wyerone Epoxide in Viciafaba Cotyledons and Screening of Antibacterial Activity

Prominent pericycle formed by three or four layers of sclerified cells in Xaraes and Estrela-roxa (Figure 1h).

Tropical forages: morphoanatomy of plants grown in areas with the death of pasture syndrome/Forrageiras tropicais: anatomia e morfometria de plantas cultivadas em areas com sindrome da morte de pastagens

The pericycle is end of the parenchyma cells and it is not clear.

Comparative Anatomical Studies on Three Endemic Ononis L. (Leguminosae) Species Growing in Turkey/Turkiye'de Yetisen Uc Endemik Ononis L. (Leguminosae) Turu Uzerinde Karsilastirmali Anatomik Calismalar

Central cylinder exhibits parenchymatous pericycle and four alternate strands of primary xylem and phloem (Figure 2A).

Germination and seedling structure of Ruprechtia laxiflora Meissn. (Polygonaceae)/Germinacao dos diasporos e estrutura das plantulas de Ruprechtia laxiflora Meissn. (Polygonaceae)

However, Haisig (1974) considers the site of root initiation to depend on whether the primordia are induced or preformed; such primordia may develop in the cambium, phloem, pericycle and cells adjacent to the bundles, where roots have most commonly been observed.

Sexual and vegetative propagation of the medicinal Mexican species Phyllonoma laticuspis (Phyllonomaceae)

(2001), this phytohormone activates the division of pericycle cells, acting on the initial stages of formation of the root primordium, directly influencing root development, which may have affected the mean increments in collar diameter and plant height observed in the present study.

Humic substances, purified map and hydrogel in the development and survival of Eucalyptus urograndis/Substancias humicas, MAP purificado e hidrogel no desenvolvimento e sobrevivencia de Eucalyptus urograndis

The outline of both outer epidermis and pericycle were analyzed to obtain area (A), perimeter (P), maximum diameter (dmax) and minimum diameter (dmin).

Quantifying Root Deformation Caused by Soil Radial Pressure: A Case Study with Vetiver Grass (Vetiveria zizanioides)

in the manner : pericycle [right arrow] ATP [right arrow] xylem.

Guttation: mechanism, momentum and modulation