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... plant life or plant product ; in the narrower sense , as used in this article , however , it refers to the fresh , edible portion of a herbaceous plant consumed in either raw or cooked form . The edible portion may be a root , such as ...
... plant life or plant product ; in the narrower sense , as used in this article , however , it refers to the fresh , edible portion of a herbaceous plant consumed in either raw or cooked form . The edible portion may be a root , such as ...
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... plant diseases . Daylight . Light is the source of energy for plants . The response of plants to light is dependent upon light inten- sity , quality , and daily duration or photoperiod . The seasonal variation in day length affects the ...
... plant diseases . Daylight . Light is the source of energy for plants . The response of plants to light is dependent upon light inten- sity , quality , and daily duration or photoperiod . The seasonal variation in day length affects the ...
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... plants as the Blackstone type . Seed size and plant- growth pattern of a vegetable are major factors that govern the number of plants raised in a given area . The trend in the early 1970s was to increase plant population for many crops ...
... plants as the Blackstone type . Seed size and plant- growth pattern of a vegetable are major factors that govern the number of plants raised in a given area . The trend in the early 1970s was to increase plant population for many crops ...
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