seedling development stage
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0007131
- Aspect
- plant structure development stage
- Synonyms
- related: seedling growth in Solanaceae
- related: seedling in Arabidopsis
- Definition
- A sporophyte vegetative stage (PO:0007134) that succeeds the seed germination stage (PO:0007057) and terminates with the development of the first adult vascular leaf (PO:0006340). [source: POC:curators]
- Comment
- This terms is used only for seed plants, although non-seed plants may have a comparable phase during which they produce juvenile or transition leaves.
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