ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COLEOPTILE
From New Latin coleoptilum, from Greek koleon sheath + ptilon down, soft plumage.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLEOPTILE»
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Introductory Botany: Plants, People, and the Environment, ...
The bending occurs close to the tip of the coleoptile. The Darwins tried to
influence this bending in several ways (•Figure 11-4). For example, they covered
the tip of the coleoptile as soon as it emerged from the soil. When they covered
that part ...
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Biology: A Modern Introduction
5 Experiment to show that a growth-promoting substance can be collected from
the coleoptile tip 2 Tip discarded 3 Small piece of agar placed asymetrically on
coleoptile stump 4 Growth curvature occurs Fig. 1 1. 6 Experiment to show that
the ...
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Competition Science Vision
(A) Oat coleoptile and (B) A longitudinal section of the same showing coleoptile
sheath, enclosing primary leaves. Darwin and his son, while working on canary
grass (Phalaris canariensis), demonstrated the bending of grass coleoptile ...
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Life: The Science of Biology: Volume III: Plants and Animals
They asked, What part of the plant senses the light? To answer this question, the
Darwins worked with canary grass (Phalaris canadensis) seedlings grown in the
dark. A young grass seedling has a coleoptile — a cylindrical sheath a few cells ...
William K. Purves, Gordon H. Orians, David Sadava, 2003
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Life: The Science of Biology
To discover what part of the coleoptile responds to light, they covered up ("
blindfolded") different regions of each coleoptile and then exposed the seedlings
to light from one side. The Darwins discovered that the tip of the seedling senses
the ...
H. Craig Heller, David M. Hillis, 2011
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Competition Science Vision
Coleoptile Epiblast Primary root Fig. (A) Oat coleoptile and (B) A longitudinal
section of the same showing coleoptile sheath, enclosing primary leaves. Darwin
and his son, while working on canary grass (Phalaris canariensis), demonstrated
...
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11th International Wheat Genetics Symposium 2008 Proceedings -
ABSTRACT Eleven genotypes (seven varieties and four lines) were studied for
coleoptile length. The genotypes having Rht1 , Rht2 , Rht1Rht2 , Rht8Rht9 and
rht were compared for their coleoptile length under controlled environmental ...
Edited by Rudi Appels, Russell Eastwood, Evans Lagudah, Peter Langridge, Michael Mackay, Lynne McIntyre and Peter Sharp, Rudi Appels, 2008
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Light and Plant Responses: A Study of Plant Photophysiology ...
By contrast, B entering the basal region of the coleoptile is largely absorbed, first
by the coleoptile sheath and then by the primary leaves. However, a measurable
quantity of light is scattered within the hollow of the coleoptile and is absorbed ...
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Competition Science Vision
Darwin and his son, while working on canary grass (Phalaris can- ariensis),
noticed the bending of grass coleoptile (sheath surrounding the apical meristem)
towards unilateral source of light. The bending occurred only when the tip of ...
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Actin: A Dynamic Framework for Multiple Plant Cell Functions
These requirements are met by the Graminean coleoptile (Fig. 1). This organ
develops as outgrowth of the scutellum (the Graminean homologue of the
cotyledon) during late embryogenesis and ensheaths the apical meristem and
the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLEOPTILE»
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coleoptile is used in the context of the following news items.
'Rootless' corn in Kansas fields
At emergence, exposure of the coleoptile to light will cause it and the mesocotyl to stop growth and will position the crown at ¾” to 1” or more ... «Farm Talk, Jun 15»
Seed decay and seedling blights of corn
The coleoptile and primary roots are usually discolored and have a wet, rotted appearance. With postemergence seedling blights, the ... «agprofessional.com, Jun 15»
Tips offered for corn planting at low temps
Under cold weather conditions or fluctuating soil temperatures, the coleoptile (shoot) still emerges from the seed, but rather than growing ... «Holyoke Enterprise, May 15»
Diagnosing cornfield problems
Shoot (coleoptile) unfurled or leafed-out before reaching the soil surface. The shoot from the seed is programmed to grow upward until it comes ... «The Courier, May 15»
Think big when deep sowing wheat
According to Dr French, the research also confirmed that wheat varieties with longer than average coleoptile lengths had better crop ... «The Land Newspaper, May 15»
Corn and soybeans can survive in saturated and flooded soils
The radicle (root) and coleoptile (shoot) should appear white or cream-colored. Surviving plants should resume growth within three to five days ... «Midwest Producer, May 15»
Pioneer talks crops
If you had corn planted early that was exposed to these cold conditions, watch for club-shaped coleoptile, underground emergence and ... «Agri-View, May 15»
Is it warm enough to plant corn?
If the water is cold, below 50 F, it can damage the cells and abort growth of the radicle (root) and coleoptile (shoot). Seeds may not germinate or ... «Michigan State University Extension, Apr 15»
Get Frosty At Your Farm? Check Planted Seed For Damage Now
Within 24 hours you should see elongation of the coleoptile of the seedlings. With seed that had not germinated yet, you may have to wait ... «Agriculture.com, Apr 15»
1750 Reasons Not To Ditch Your Old Gasmobile
The title of the article is 'Proteome profile of the endomembrane of developing coleoptiles from switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)' A coleoptile is ... «CleanTechnica, Mar 15»
