etiolation

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e·ti·o·late

(ē′tē-ə-lāt′)

v. e·ti·o·lat·ed, e·ti·o·lat·ing, e·ti·o·lates

v.tr.

1. Botany To cause (a plant) to develop without chlorophyll by preventing exposure to sunlight.

a. To cause to appear pale and sickly: a face that was etiolated from years in prison.

b. To make weak by stunting the growth or development of.

v.intr. Botany

To become blanched or whitened, as when grown without sunlight.

[French étioler, from Norman French étieuler, to grow into haulm, from éteule, stalk, from Old French esteule, from Vulgar Latin *stupula, from Latin stipula.]

e′ti·o·la′tion n.

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etiolation

1. the process of growing plants away from the light to make them white and crisp, especially in vegetable gardening.
2. the condition of the plants grown in this manner. See also disease and illness.

See also: Plants

paleness of color as a result of illness or exclusion from light. See also plants.

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Noun	1.	etiolation - a pale and sickly appearance; "his etiolation signaled years in prison" appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
	2.	etiolation - the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something; "the etiolation of the critical tradition" weakening - the act of reducing the strength of something
	3.	etiolation - (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight; "the etiolation of celery" bleach - the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants

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These results prove that the plants developed a greater growth in height than the diameter in a short period of time, proving the etiolation. Carnevali (2014), studying the use of gypsum and phosphorus in the initial growth and nutritional efficiency of Brazilian pepper tree, found that in full sun at 165 days after the plants had higher height (61.8 cm) and larger diameter (9.36 mm) at the highest [P.sub.2][O.sub.5] dose.

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The higher the value of this parameter, the better the quality of the seedlings (Gomes et al., 2002), because they show low H/D ratio (without etiolation), balance in the SDM/RDM ratio (seedlings with root system capable of supplying the shoots) and high values of biomass (Abreu et al., 2017).

Solid urban waste in the production of Aegiphila sellowiana Cham. Seedlings/Residuos solidos urbanos na producao de mudas de Aegiphila sellowiana Cham

Higher plants tend to absorb more red light (R) and reflect far-red light (FR), which alters the R/FR ratio, reducing the light quality for lower plants in the canopy and causing etiolation (Ballare, 2014).

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After 25 days, explants were transferred to continuous light conditions to avoid the etiolation process, preserving state and composition of culture medium, and allowing their complete development.

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Carbohydrate reserves of intermediate wheatgrass after clipping and etiolation treatments.