apical dominance

Japanese: apical dominance(英語表記)apicaldominance
apical dominance

…(2) Apical bud The apical tip of a shoot that is actively growing is also called a bud, and the tip of the growing shoot is therefore the apical bud. Usually, the apical bud tends to suppress the growth of the lateral buds that form on the sides of the shoot, and this phenomenon is called apical dominance. It is said that this is because the auxin produced by the apical bud suppresses the development of the lateral buds. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "apical dominance" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(2)頂芽 生長を続けている活動的な状態の苗条の茎頂付近も芽とよばれ,したがって伸長している苗条の先端は頂芽である。ふつう頂芽はその苗条の側方につくられる側芽の生長を抑える傾向があり,この現象を頂芽優性apical dominanceという。頂芽の生産するオーキシンが側芽の発達を抑えるためであるといわれている。…

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