epicotylar

epicotylar

English

Etymology

epi- +‎ cotylar

Adjective

epicotylar (not comparable)

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   • 1984, Journal of Plant Anatomy and Morphology (volumes 1-2, page 77)

     The basipetally differentiating epicotylar vasculature and the root-hypocotyl-cotyledon vasculature are ontogenetically separate and establish connection just below the cotyledons.

   • 2013, Pawan K. Jaiwal, ‎Rana P. Singh, Applied Genetics of Leguminosae Biotechnology (page 78)

     Shoots regenerated from epicotylar end were selected on kanamycin (50 mg/L) and the shoots derived from the axillary bud primordia of cotyledonary node failed to survive on kanamycin.