Sentence examples for beginning of a leaf from inspiring English sources

A local concentration of cell divisions marks the very beginning of a leaf; these cells then enlarge so as to form a nipple-shaped structure called the leaf buttress.

Maybe the beginning of a new, better leaf," Peevey wrote.

An enrichment of larch needles by a heavy Zn isotope at the end of the vegetative season relative to the beginning of the leaf growth may result from 1) a change in the Zn source following the increase of the thawing depths, and/or 2) fractionation induced by the metal transfer mechanism such as mobilization from the phloem to the leafs in early June and re-translocation at the end of the season.

Leaf mass per unit area (LMA) measures the dry mass investment per unit of light intercepting the leaf area deployed and leaf length of all leaves was measured from the beginning of the leaf blade to the axial tip of the leaf (cm).

Significant differences between populations were found in plant height, main stem diameter, beginning of canopy, leaf area, leaf average and maximum width, stems and roots dry weights.

As a symbol of his attempt to begin anew, he got a tattoo of a leaf on his stomach.

Cytologically, the events that lead to the formation of a leaf sheath begin with perclinal divisions in the outermost cell layer (tunica) of the apex, which occur first in the mid-position of the leaf and extend round the flanks of the apex to give rise to the crescent-shape bump.

It could be explained by the fact that at the beginning of leaf growing process there is a long period of slow growth with no significant effect on the final leaf length.

This could be partly explained by a lack of precision in the LED estimates since no measurement could be performed at the beginning of leaf growth, during the hidden phase.

From the beginning of the experiment, leaf production continued irrespective of treatment (Fig.  2A and B).

Coda's leaf isn't a representation of the idea of a leaf; it's a very specific leaf, the Coda leaf.