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Endodormancyintensity-an unrecognised bud dormancy trait.

PubMed · 2026-05-20

Scientists have identified a new measurable tree trait called 'endodormancy intensity' that captures how strongly a tree's buds resist opening in late winter. This gives researchers a clearer way to study and compare how different trees manage their dormancy cycle.

Endodormancy intensity is a newly defined, experimentally derived trait that quantifies the degree to which dormancy suppresses bud burst.

The metric is applicable to both physiological (mechanistic) and ecological (field/population-level) research on tree dormancy.

The concept was not previously recognized as a distinct, measurable dormancy characteristic, representing a gap now filled in bud dormancy science.

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