A reference section with categories and short explanations.
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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…
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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 …
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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.
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Part of the plant not affected by rot.
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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 …
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Intentional or accidental transfer of individuals of a plant species beyond its area of distribution.
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The transfer by a person of pollen from the flower of one plant to the flower of another.
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Xerophytic low-growing forests and shrub thickets in the northeastern part of the Brazilian Highlands, formed under hot, dry climatic conditions. Cactus soil is a specialized potting mix used for growing cacti.
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"Callus", forming at the site of injury on a plant and consisting of dividing cells. Promotes wound healing and the union of grafts.
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Sap-conducting vessels arranged as a cylinder along the axis of the stem. They appear as a ring in cross-section.
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Secondary meristematic tissue located along the length of the stem as a thin cylindrical layer of cells.
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Local name for savannas — plains covered with perennial grasses with scattered trees or areas of shrub thickets.
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(From Latin carota – carrot) – pigments of various colors contained in chloroplasts and chromoplasts.
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Division of plants into groups during their classification. The main classification categories are class, family, genus, species.
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The lower perennial, lignifying parts of the stem or root of plants with a taproot system.
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A short ravine or gorge, a narrow pass, often lacking streams or drainage.
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Systematization of the plant world based on the process of its historical development, with subsequent division into groups according to any similar characteristic or to several characteristics that recur from generation to generation.
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(Cleistogamous flower) (from Greek kleistos - closed and gamos - marriage) - self-pollination and self-fertilization in flowers that do not open.
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The liquid that fills the vacuoles of plant cells and is a product of their metabolic activity (mineral salts, amino acids, carbohydrates, organic acids, pigments).
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A series of successive generations of genetically uniform individuals formed as a result of asexual or vegetative reproduction from a common ancestor.
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Prickles arranged in the form of a ridge.
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Spines located on the periphery of the areole.
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Spines located in the center of the areole.
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Fertilizer obtained as a result of the decomposition of various organic substances under the activity of microorganisms (the basis of compost is manure).
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Similarity of traits that arises in the course of evolution in phylogenetically distant plants under the influence of similar environmental conditions.
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The collection of a plant's underground roots. The taproot system has a primary root and lateral roots; the fibrous or fasciculate system — the primary root is weakly developed or dies early, and adventitious roots form a cluster, a fascic…
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The point where the roots transition into the stem.
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Absorbing, dying off as the root grows.
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Groups of cells from which new roots develop.
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Shoots arising from adventitious buds.
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Plant pests that damage roots.
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Plants that develop on their own roots and do not require grafting.
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An anomaly (an unusual form) of plant development in which the growing point is stretched into a line and the cactus acquires a crest-like form.
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(From Eng. crossing-over - crossover) - mutual exchange of homologous segments between homologous chromosomes as a result of breakage and rejoining in a new order of their strands - chromatids; leads to new combinations of alleles of diffe…
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(From Greek xeros - dry and phyton - plant) - plants of dry habitats, adapted to withstand overheating and lack of water (dehydration), characteristic of a given area.
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An individual obtained by cultivation and differing in certain characteristics (morphological, physiological, and others) that are valuable to maintain when reproduced both vegetatively and by generative means. Equivalent to the term 'vari…
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The set of practices ensuring the survival of cacti in a collection.
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Distinctive features of plants grown under cultivation, differing from their natural traits.
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Plants that have been grown for many generations under conditions of selection and care by humans during their cultivation.
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(From Latin cuticula - skin) - a layer of fatty (waxy) substance that covers the surface of the epidermis of aerial organs with a continuous film; poorly permeable to aqueous solutions, gases, and microorganisms. A thick cuticula, densely …
