plant growth
Stems reaching upward
Plant growth is the process by which plants increase in size, develop new structures, or mature over time.
The term covers everything from seed germination to the annual expansion of a tree's trunk.
Gardeners track plant growth to gauge health; scientists measure it to study environmental effects: The drought stunted plant growth across the region.
- seedlingRecently sprouted young plant
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- garden bedBordered area for cultivation
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
root system · soil nutrients · germination · spring planting · leaf buds · cell division · nitrogen · auxins · meristem · tropism · differentiation · bloom · mitosis · phosphorus · respiration · maturation · elongation · sunlight
- fertilizer effectscrop yield, soil fertility, green leaves, micronutrients, soil amendment
- Lab Activitiesdissection, titration, chromatography, pipetting, centrifugation
- ecosystem productivitybiomass, photosynthesis, autotrophs, producers, chlorophyll
- growthgrow, growing, increase, increasing, expansion
- nature scienceanimals, plants, insects, butterflies, caterpillars
- horticulturehorticulture, gardening, cultivation, planting, seeds
plant growthwilting
Losing turgor and drooping
decomposition · die-back · withering · decay · dying
plant growthdormancy
Suspended biological activity
shrinkage · atrophy · stagnation · arrested development · stunting
plant growthdecomposition
Breakdown into simpler parts
biodegradation · deforestation · defoliation · habitat destruction · desertification