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decumbent

(of stems) lying on the ground and growing upwards only at the tip.
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On the other hand, the forage peanut, owing to its decumbent growing habits, has the ability to cling the stems and maintains itself in the soil through its seeds (JONES, 1993).
The effects of inter-crop cultivation between rows of citrus crop on spreading of Guignardia citricarpa ascospores and in the citrus black spot occurrence/Efeito de cultivos intercalares nas entrelinhas dos citros na liberacao de ascosporos de Guignardia citricarpa e na ocorrencia da mancha preta dos citros
In the latter cases, the stalks of the herbs were not typically visible above soil level, but when they were visible they were small, decumbent and rhizomatous.
Spatial variation in the structure and composition of the herbaceous community in a semiarid region of northeastern Brazil/Variacao espacial na estrutura da comunidade herbacea em uma regiao semiarida do Nordeste do Brasil
It is a perennial plant, decumbent, stoloniferous with roots arising from low nodes touching the soil surface.
Control of Brachiaria decumbens and Panicum maximum by S-metolachlor as influenced by the occurrence of rain and amount of sugarcane straw on the soil/Controle de Brachiaria decumbens e panicum maximum pelo herbicida S-metolachlor em funcao da ocorrencia de chuva e da quantidade de palha sobre o solo
They attributed these morphology differences (a tall variety with decumbent leaves--'traditional' architecture; the simple hybrid with low height and upright leaves--'modern' architecture) to plants which were conditioned to different spacing.
Bromatological characterization of maize genotypes for silage/Caracterizacao bromatologica de genotipos de milho para silagem
Integument: Body surface dull, roughly punctate, and not conspicuously tuberculate; antennal segments I to III densely tuberculate; antennal segments I to IV, legs, and abdominal sterna clothed with short semidecumbent to decumbent silvery bristlelike setae; femora not tuberculate.
Four new species of Vazquezitocoris brailovsky from South America (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Coreini), with revised key to the species of the genus
Antenna except distiflagellomere with scattered semierect setae, distiflagellomere with abundant, short, decumbent setae.
Los Leptocorisini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Alydidae: Micrelytrinae) de la Argentina, con nuevos registros, descripcion de una nueva especie, y una clave de especies
Some Italian and Argentine plantings can withstand strong winds without problems, due to caper bush decumbent architecture and the coriaceous consistency of the leaves in some populations.
Caper (Capparis spp.) importance and medicinal usage
Stems decumbent or ascending from base; rachis of raceme with spreading trichomes; Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru L.
A synopsis of the South American Lepidium (Brassicaceae)/ Sinopsis de las especies sudamericanas de Lepidium (Brassicaceae)
Coarse perennial shrub 50-60 cm tall, with numerous stems from base, these basally decumbent, up to > 6 mm thick near base, sparsely covered with reddish brown setae 1,5-2 mm long and densely covered with glochidiate trichomes.
Nueva especie arbustiva de Nasa Weigend ser. Carunculatae (Urb. & Gilg) Weigend (Loasaceae) de la Zona Amotape-Huancabamba
The plant propagates itself by the decumbent branches fallen to the ground and rooting.
Legally high? Legal considerations of Salvia divinorum
A low-growing decumbent cactus found in large mats.
Native cacti in the garden
Abdomen unicolor, off-white or off-white with random pattern of white pigment, sparsely covered with decumbent setae; ventral side of abdomen often with a gray to black triangular mark above the spinnerets and two oval markings on each side of the epigynum.
Have you seen my mate? Descriptions of unknown sexes of some north American species of linyphiidae and theridiidae (araneae)
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