Marcescence
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marcescence-233-3631139
title:
Marcescence
text:
Marcescence is the withering and persistence of plant organs that normally are shed, and is a term most commonly applied to plant leaves. The underlying physiological mechanism is that trees transfer water and sap from the roots to the leaves through their vascular cells, but in some trees as autumn begins, the veins carrying the sap slowly close until a layer of cells called the abscission layer completely closes off the vein allowing the tree to rid itself of the leaf. Leaf marcescence is most
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description:
Retention of dead plant organs that normally are shed
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcescence
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2024-04-23T10:02:13Z
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