Process term:
1. meristem initiation ISA meristem organization GO:0009933
Def: Initiation of a region of tissue in a plant that is composed of one or more
undifferentiated cells capable of undergoing mitosis and differentiation, thereby effecting
growth and development of a plant by giving rise to more meristem or specialized tissue.
Ref: tair:sm
2. root morphogenesis ISA organogenesis GO:0009887 and ISA post_embryonic
morphogenesis GO:0009886
Def: The formation and development of the root, the usually underground part of a seed
plant body that originates from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption,
aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support.
Ref: Merriam-webster dictionary and TAIR:sm
Synonym:root development
3. shoot morphogenesis ISA post_embryonic morphogenesis GO:0009886
DEF: The formation and development of the shoot, the usually aboveground part of a
seed plant body.
Ref: Merriam-webster dictionary and TAIR:sm
synonym: shoot development
4. red/far red light signaling pathway [ISA] signal transduction GO: 0007165 [PART OF]
response to red/far-red light GO:0009639
Def: The process by which the molecular signal produced by phototransduction is
translated into a cellular response
Ref:tair:lr
5. far red light signaling pathway PART OF red/far red light signaling pathway and
PART OF response to red/far-red light GO: 0009639
def: The process by which far red light is converted to a cellular response.
Ref:tair:lr
6. chloroplast-nucleus signaling pathway [ISA] intracellular signaling cascade
GO:0007242
def: The process by which a molecular signal is transduced between the chloroplast and
nucleus such that expression of nuclear encoding photosynthetic proteins is coupled with
chloroplast biogenesis.
Ref: PMID:8972595
7. amylopectin biosynthesis PART OF starch biosynthesis GO: 0019252
Def: The formation from simpler components of amylopectin, the (1->4) linked alpha
glucose units with (1-6) alpha linkages
Ref:tair: ISBN:0943088399
8. meristem determinacy ISA cell fate determination GO:0001709
def: The process by which a meristem becomes determinate (i.e. ceases to produce lateral
organs and may or may not terminally differentiate).
Ref: TAIR:lr
9. proanthocyanidin biosynthesis ISA flavonoid biosynthesis GO: 0009813
def: The formation from simpler components of proanthocyanidin.
Ref: tair:lm
10. phytochromobilin biosynthesis ISA coenzymes and prosthetic group biosynthesis
GO: 0046138
def: The formation from simpler components of phytochromobilin, which involves the
oxidative cleavage of heme by a heme oxygenase (HO) to form biliverdin IXalpha.
Ref:PMID:11402195
11. wax biosynthesis ISA fatty acid biosynthesis GO:0006633
def: The formation from simpler components of wax, which includes C16 and C18 fatty
acids.
ref: ISBN: 0943088399
synonym: epicuticular wax biosynthesis
12. trichome differentiation ISA epidermal cell differentiation GO:0009913
def: Differentiation of trichomes from single epidermal cell.
ref: PMID:9367433
13. thylakoid membrane organization and biogenesis ISA plastid membrane organization
and biogenesis GO: 0009668
DEF: Assembly and maintenance of the thylakoid membrane.
REF: TAIR:tb
14. xanthophyll cycle ISA xanthophyll metabolism GO:0016122
def: A cyclic series of interconversions involving three xanthophylls- violaxanthin,
antheraxanthin, and zeaxanthin. The xanthophyll cycle is involved in regulating energy
dissipation in light harvesting complex II.
Ref: ISBN: 0122146743
15. chloroplast division [part of]chloroplast organization and biogenesis GO:0009658
DEF: Division of chloroplast that occurs independantly of mitosis. Splitting of a
chloroplast within a cell to form two or more separate chloroplast compartments.
Ref: tair:lr
16. Regulation of seed germination PART OF seed germination GO: 0009845
Def: Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of seed germination.
Ref: TAIR:sm
17. positive regulation of seed germination ISA regulation of seed germination
def: Any process that activates or increases the rate of seed germination.
ref:TAIR:sm
18. circumnutation ISA physiological process GO: 0007582
def: The spiral movement of a plant organ during growth.
Ref: ISBN:0192801023