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What is the name given to the study of the seasonal manifestations or developmental cycle in organisms such as the grapevine?
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Phenology
The science of the seasonal and periodically recurring growth and development phenomena of organisms. These can be seen in the annual vegetation cycle from budding to winter dormancy with the morphological characteristics or changes that appear externally. The term is derived from the Greek "phainómenon" (visible, appearance). The phenotype of a grape variety contains a catalogue of characteristic features that can be used to characterise it. The occurrence of the phenological seasons is based on the annually recurring growth and development stages of selected, typical plants. Phenology has...
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