{"id":21181,"date":"2021-07-31T10:57:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T09:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=21181"},"modified":"2021-07-31T10:57:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T09:57:49","slug":"know-your-abscission-from-your-zygomorphic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/articles\/books\/know-your-abscission-from-your-zygomorphic\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Abscission from your Zygomorphic"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been reading the Penguin Encyclopedia of Gardening which aims to provide ‘….an explanation of words used in a technical sense in a horticultural context in the UK and USA.’ Set out as an A to Z<\/strong> this resulting post, missing a thousand definitions, is unlikely to rank highly with search engines.<\/p>\n

Abscission<\/h3>\n

The separation of a leaf or fruit from it’s stem. Most notable as a deciduous tree sheds its leaves in autumn. Two layers of cells are formed to facilitate this process, an abscission layer and a corky tissue layer. The corky layer cuts off the food supply to the fruit or leaf and protects the the wound formed when the drop occurs.<\/p>\n

Zygomorphic<\/h3>\n

A botanical term\u00c2\u00a0 referring to a flower having floral parts that are capable of division into essentially symmetrical halves by only one vertical or longitudinal plane passing through the axis. Examples include\u00c2\u00a0 Peas , Snapdragons and Orchids.
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I have been reading the Penguin Encyclopedia of Gardening which aims to provide ‘….an explanation of words used in a technical sense in a horticultural context in the UK and USA.’ Set out as an A to Z this resulting post, missing a thousand definitions, is unlikely to rank highly with search engines. Abscission The separation of a leaf or fruit from it’s stem. Most notable as a deciduous tree sheds its leaves in autumn. Two layers of cells are…<\/p>\n

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