Icotype
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A type used for identification but previously not described (cited) in the literature.
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Identification
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(From Latin identifico - I establish identity, I identify) - as precisely as possible establishing the identity of the plant under consideration to a particular group: species, genus, family, etc.
Inbreeding [intsukht]
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(From the English in - in, inside and breeding - breeding) the crossing of organisms that have common ancestors, close inbreeding, as well as pollination with one's own pollen. According to one view, it is believed that in inbreeding there…
Individual
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A single living organism possessing all the characteristics of the species to which it belongs, while at the same time having morphological and physiological features that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species.
Inhibitors
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(From Latin inhibeo - I restrain, I stop) - substances of diverse chemical nature that suppress the catalytic activity of individual enzymes or enzyme systems. In a broad sense, the term is used to denote substances that slow down various …
Insolation
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Influx of solar radiation to the Earth's surface. Depends on the sun's altitude above the horizon, the orientation of the surface, elevation above sea level, the state of the atmosphere, etc.
Intact tissues
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Part of the plant not affected by rot.
Integument
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(From Latin integumentum - covering, coat) - the covering of the ovule, later developing into the seed coat. One distinguishes the inner integument, in the form of a thin membrane covering the embryo; and the outer one - a dense structure …
Introduced plants
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Plants introduced into the local flora by humans or by other means, but not firmly established in it.
Introduction
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Intentional or accidental transfer of individuals of a plant species beyond its area of distribution.
Isomorphism
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Similarity of organs in two different plant species.