| 单词 | root culture |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroot culture root culture n. (a) the cultivation of root vegetables; (b) the artificial growth of plant roots, now esp. by applying tissue culture methods to isolated root tips; a culture of this kind. ΚΠ 1819 S. W. Pomeroy Let. 29 Dec. in Mass. Agric. Jrnl. (1820) July 150 On most farms near sea ports, where corn and manure can be purchased, the system of potatoe and root culture, to the exclusion of corn, may be found profitable. 1909 Rep. Farmers' Inst. Province Ont. 1908 34 That root culture lies at the basis of good husbandry is the candid opinion of many successful farmers of long experience. 1940 E. R. Spencer Just Weeds iii. 297 Some very fine varieties of chicory have been selected for root culture and shoot forcing. 2008 E. F. George Plant Propagation by Tissue Cult. 11/2 Root culture initially attracted a great deal of attention from research workers and the roots of many different species of plants were cultured successfully. < as lemmas |
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