Etiolation is caused by insufficient light - plants grow toward any available light resulting in a leaning, lopsided plant. Plants only slightly affected will recover if lighting is improved.
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To alter the natural development of a plant by excluding sunlight, often resulting in pale or bleached foliage. Etiolation is one method of layering for propagation; the shaded parts turn white or cream and develop no leaves.
Etiolation Stretching of a plant and loss of color due to a lack of needed light.
Escape A garden plant that has been seeded or spread into the wild.
etiolation Development of yellow, long, spindly growth on a plant as a result of insufficient light.
ethylene A gaseous plant hormone (C2H4) produced in abundance by ripening fruits and damaged tissues.
 See also: Plant, Genera, Light, Layering, Epiphyte
  
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