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• Photoperiodism
  ...of an organism, especially the initiation of flowering and reproduction in plants and the regulation of reproduction and coat growth in animals, are controll * '''[[Short-day plants]]''' (SDPs): These plants flower when the night length exceeds a certain duration. They require a lon
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• Daylily
  '''Daylily''' (pronounced: day-lil-ee, /deɪˈlɪli/) is a common name for plants in the genus ''[[Hemerocallis]]''. The name is derived from the Greek words Daylilies are perennial plants, whose name alludes to the flowers which typically last a day. The flowers
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• Midsummer
  ...of Midsummer celebrations in some cultures, which is often decorated with plants and flowers believed to have medicinal properties.
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• Daisy family
  ...Asteraceae''' or '''Compositae''' family, is a large family of [[flowering plants]] with more than 23,000 species. The name "Asteraceae" is derived from the ...trically arranged around a central disk. The family includes many familiar plants such as [[daisies]], [[sunflowers]], [[chrysanthemums]], and [[lettuce]].
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• Daisy
  ...m the Old English ''dægeseage'', meaning "day's eye," is a common name for plants that belong to the family Asteraceae, also known as the aster, daisy, or su * [[Asteraceae]]: The family of flowering plants that daisies belong to. Other notable members of this family include sunflo
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• Daisies
  Daisies are a group of flowering plants belonging to the family [[Asteraceae]]. The term "daisy" is often used to d * [[Leucanthemum]]: A genus of plants in the Asteraceae family, including the oxeye daisy.
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• Plant physiology
  ...] (interactions with the environment), [[phytochemistry]] (biochemistry of plants), [[cell biology]], [[genetics]], [[biophysics]] and [[molecular biology]]. ...stomata]] function and [[transpiration]]. [[Vascular plant]]s, [[flowering plants]], and [[conifers]] have evolved methods to transport water and nutrients f
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• Animal unit
  * [[Forage]]: Edible parts of plants, other than separated grain, that can provide feed for grazing animals, or * [[Agriculture]]: The science, art and practice of cultivating plants and livestock.
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• St. John's wort
  ...in reference to the plant's traditional use in warding off evil by hanging plants over a religious icon in the house during St. John's day. [[Category:Medicinal Plants]]
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• Shrub
  * [[Herbal Medicine]]: The study or use of medicinal properties of plants. * [[Ethnobotany]]: The study of a region's plants and their practical uses through the traditional knowledge of a local cultu
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• Photomorphogenesis
  ..."form", and ''genesis'' meaning "origin") is the growth and development of plants in response to light. It is a completely dependent process on light quality * [[Phytochrome]]: A type of photoreceptor in plants and bacteria that is sensitive to light in the red and far-red region of th
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• Neolithic Revolution
  ...ctice of cultivating plants and rearing animals for food, fiber, medicinal plants, and other products used to sustain and enhance human life. ...society in which most or all food is obtained by foraging (collecting wild plants and pursuing wild animals).
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• St. John's Wort
  ...in reference to the plant's traditional use in warding off evil by hanging plants over a religious icon in the house during St. John's day. * [[Hypericaceae]]: The family of flowering plants that St. John's Wort belongs to.
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• Body for Life
  ...en (as sugars, starches, and celluloses) most of which are formed by green plants and which constitute a major class of animal foods. * [[Sugar]]: A sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet, consisting essentially of sucrose, a
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• Morning glory
  .../ˈmɔːrnɪŋ ˈɡlɔːri/), is a common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the family [[Convolvulaceae]], whose current taxonomy and systematics ar ...Convolvulaceae]] family, but it has also been applied to hundreds of other plants in various families. The name is derived from the flower's habit of bloomin
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• Silphium
  ...ntral Asia, mostly growing in arid climates. They are herbaceous perennial plants growing to 1–4 m tall, with stout, hollow, somewhat succulent stems. [[Category:Medicinal Plants]]
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• Photobiology
  * [[Photosynthesis]]: The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the aid of c * [[Photomorphogenesis]]: The growth and development of plants in response to light.
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• Aphids
  ...y rapid increase in numbers by asexual reproduction. The damage they do to plants has made them enemies of farmers and gardeners around the world.
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• Animal feed
  * [[Forage]]: This includes plants cut for green feed or grazed by animals.
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• Animal husbandry
  * [[Agriculture]]: The science, art and practice of cultivating plants and livestock.
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