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basipetal

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ba·sip·e·tal  (b-sp-tl, -zp-)
adj. Botany
Of or relating to the development or maturation of tissues or organs or the movement of substances, such as hormones, from the apex downward toward the base.
ba·sipe·tal·ly adv.
basipetal [beɪˈsɪpɪtəl]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of leaves and flowers) produced in order from the apex downwards so that the youngest are at the base Compare acropetal
basipetal  (b-sp-tl)
Relating to the movement of substances, such as hormones, or the progressive development of tissues in a direction away from the tip and towards the base of a root or shoot in a plant.
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Adj.1.basipetal - of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
acropetal - of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex
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Initiation and Differentiation of Primary Branches and Relation to the Lack of Formation of the Distal Floral Structures The initiation and differentiation of the primary branches may be acropetal or basipetal (Reinheimer et al.
Development and structure of the grass inflorescence by Perreta, Mariel G.; Ramos, Julio C.; Vegetti, Abelardo C. / The Botanical Review
It was, however, established that after the application of Vit D, or IBA a relationship exists between rhizogenesis and the number of leaves left on the cutting after the treatment, Vit D, has no effect on the basipetal transport of sucrose suggesting that the mechanism may involve IBA (Pythoud et al.
Mediators, genes and signaling in adventitious rooting by Li, Shi-Weng; Xue, Lingui; Xu, Shijian; Feng, Huyuan; An, Lizhe / The Botanical Review
Order of flower initiation generally differs in determinate and indeterminate inflorescences: basipetal in the former; acropetal in the latter.
The Inflorescence: Introduction by TUCKER, SHIRLEY C.; GRIMES, JAMES / The Botanical Review
 
 
 
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