physiological maturity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofphysiologicalandmaturity
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physiological
adjective
uk/ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to the way in which the bodies of living ...
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maturity
noun[U]
uk/məˈtʃʊə.rə.ti/us/məˈtʊr.ə.t̬i/
the quality of behaving mentally and emotionally like ...
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This was essentially aphysiologicalmaturityphase occurring after anthesis until the end of grain enlargment.
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Moreover, after pumpkinphysiologicalmaturity, yam development was enhanced by the residual soil nutrients and moisture.
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The women preferred to evaluate the varieties separately atphysiologicalmaturityto overcome the problem of male dominance.
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Characters studied on a plot basis included the time to -ower andphysiologicalmaturity, plant height, 100-seed weight and seed yield.
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Timing of harvest, therefore, was much closer tophysiologicalmaturityof the rice crop.
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Further criteria forphysiologicalmaturitywere the attainment of peak fresh weight and a 94% rate of germination at the time of the study.
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However, germination in vitro was not achieved fully until the end of zygotic embryo development, when the embryo reachedphysiologicalmaturity.
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The drought nursery trial also included a non-stressed control, which received regular weekly furrow irrigation untilphysiologicalmaturity.
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Crops were harvested approximately 15 d after crops attainedphysiologicalmaturity.
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Maize plants were harvested from each plot atphysiologicalmaturity(140 days after sowing).
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Jixin were hand-harvested when seeds were atphysiologicalmaturity.
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To that end, more detailed information is required on thephysiologicalmaturityof the embryos.
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Timely harvest of sh-2 maize seeds, which attainphysiologicalmaturity35-40 days after pollination, is therefore crucial.
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At the end of embryo development,physiologicalmaturityis achieved.
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Simulations were run from the date of pre-sowing soil sampling in 1992 until the observed date of maizephysiologicalmaturityin 1998.
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The really important thing about the growth habit of pumpkin is that it drops almost all the leaves when the fruits reachphysiologicalmaturity.
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They also concluded thatphysiologicalmaturityis influenced by genetic variation within a breed.
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