Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, the cone of growth at the tip of the stem, at which the apical cell is located and which is the seat of vegetative activity.
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A temperature above the maximum growing-point (105°-115° F.) and below the thermal death-point (130°-140° F.) will prevent further growth, and consequently fermentative action.
Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying 1910
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This comparatively high temperature favors especially the development of those forms whose optimum growing-point is near the air temperature.
Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying 1910
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IDC symptoms include yellowing between the veins of the trifoliate leaves and can result in growing-point death.
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IDC symptoms include yellowing between the veins of the trifoliate leaves and can result in growing-point death.
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