seedling
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"It was only then that we were able to see that PEX11 is clearly involved in controlling the growth of the peroxisome during the seed to seedling stage."
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
Weyerhaeuser trained an AI model to pore over drone footage and calculate seedling survival rates, which are typically obtained by sending foresters to count twiggy young trees in rugged or sweltering terrain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Still, if cooler conditions are supporting better seedling survival, those Joshua tree populations may still end up being healthier than those in places farther south, where flowering is increasing, Yoder said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024
King Charles has been given the first seedling grown from the Sycamore Gap tree after it was illegally felled.
From BBC • May 27, 2024
She plucked the seedling neatly into the mud, and it stood straight up like it had been growing there all along!
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
Vocabulary lists containing seedling
Plants (Botany) - Introduction
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Plants (Botany) - Middle School
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