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- noun biology
period ofdaylight ;photoperiod
Etymologies
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Examples
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Modelling frost resistance of Scots pine seedlings using temperature, daylength and pH of cell effusate.
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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Latitude influences the angle of incidence and duration of daylength.
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Specific daylength effects on leaf growth and dry-matter production in high-latitude grasses.
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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During the winter solstice the sun reaches its highest altitude above the horizon and daylength is at a maximum (13 hours and 12 minutes).
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Variations in net radiation are primarily controlled by changes in the intensity and duration of received solar insolation which are driven by variations in daylength and angle of incidence.
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The lowest values of net radiation occur around the summer solstice when the sun reaches its lowest altitude above the horizon and daylength is at a minimum (10 hours and 48 minutes) in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Is it because of the sites, diseases and pests, poor plant architecture, inefficient root structure, lodging, poor tillering, bolting, or daylength restrictions?
3. Fonio (Acha) 1996
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It turns out that what daylength-sensitive plants are actually measuring is the length of the night.
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Daylength Flowering is apparently insensitive to daylength.
3. Fonio (Acha) 1996
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But, for the subsistence pearl millets of West Africa, daylength sensitivity is what ensures that grain will be ready to harvest just at the right time in the dry season.
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