dormancy -- A period of suspended growth and metabolic activity. Many plants, seeds, spores, and some invertebrates become dormant during unfavorable conditions.
Dormancy: A recurring period in the life cycle of an organism when growth, development, and reproduction are suppressed.
Ecology: The study of an organism's interrelationship with its environment.
dormancy
[L. dormire, to sleep]
A period during which growth ceases and metabolic activity is greatly reduced; dormancy is broken when certain requirements, for example, of temperature, moisture, or day length, are met.
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Dormancy. A period in which a plant does not grow, awaiting necessary environmental conditions such as temperature, moisture, nutrient availability.
dormancy - period of inactivity often associated with cold weather and sometimes with very hot weather ...
Bud dormancy
ABA mediates the conversion of the apical meristem into a dormant bud.
Exogenous dormancy is caused by conditions outside the embryo including: ...
In the case of ecosystem functions we look at photosynthesis, nutrient cycling, population control, dispersal mechanisms, temporal patterns of flowering , breeding, dormancy, and so forth.
Auxin maintains this dormancy. As long as sufficient auxin is produced by the apical meristem, the lateral buds remain dormant. If the apex of the shoot is removed (by a browsing animal or a scientist), the auxin is no longer produced.
diapause phase A period of dormancy, common in insect species, which occurs during the more rigorous portions of the annual climatic cycle.
diaphragm The domed respiratory muscle between thoracic and abdominal compartments of mammals.
A third trend is the development of the seed to promote the dormancy of the embryo. The seed allows the plant to wait out harsh environmental conditions.
diapause. A period of physiologically controlled dormancy in insects.
disease. Any disturbance of a plant that interferes with its normal structure, function, or economic value.
the resumption of growth by a spore or seed after a period of dormancy
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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Well, plants differ from each other, and some plants in our systems have shallow roots, and they can grow well when the soil is moist, but when the soil dries out they basically dry out and wait there in dormancy.
 See also: Plant, Animal, Cells, Cell, Organ
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