### process | growth:

Plant growth
* All plant growth is the result of cell division in specialized tissues called meristems
  - occurs by cell division and cell elongation
* Most plant growth occurs after rainfall
  - during the summer, while the blooming period occurs during the early fall
* Some plant growth is caused by fungi
  - pathogenic fungi
  - pathogenic plant fungi
  - takes places
* appears to slow or even die-off completely.
* begins whenever air and soil temperature are above freezing most of the time.
* can also cause mechanical weathering.
* depends on photosynthesis, which depends on inputs of energy from the sun
  - quantity of mobile ions from soil and water extract
* increases soil-water capacity.
* is affected by light, temperature, humidity, water, nutrition, and soil
  - the quantities of nutrients, light, and water available
  - dependant on sunlight for photosynthesis, hence development
  - dependent on photosynthesis
  - especially important on the banks of rivers, as it prevents erosion of the banks
  - fundamentally different from animal growth
* is good with fruit setting and gaining size in older fields
  - oldest plants forming pin beans
  - highly dependent upon organic matter
  - located in forests
  - measured as it is affected by competition for light and nutrients
  - more upright than other types
  - normal
  - profuse above and below the water's surface
  - rapid and often luxuriant, especially in the canyon bottoms
  - reduced by the lack of air in the root zone
  - slow due to the cool temperatures
  - slow, so many herbs bloom at very small sizes
  - stressed due to the hot, dry weather
  - stunted, foliage is abnormally small and few buds are produced
  - supported by lights, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and trace elements
  - tall and upright
* is the accumulation of forage dry matter or the expansion of leaves and stems
  - process by which the plant grows in size
  - usually slow
* is very uniform with all bracts visible in the floral display
  - variable
  - vigorous and upright and produces large volume of fruit
* is vigorous, starting early in spring
  - upright and produces enough new canes to renew the plant
* means irreversible increase in size that results from cell division and enlargement.
* never-ending attempt by the plant to balance shoot growth with root growth.
  - in the summer and absorb carbon dioxide
  - so long as photosynthesis exceeds respiration
* requires energy.
* slows considerably at temperatures that promote cold acclimation.
* tends to be rather slow.
* varies from upright to decumbent and weakly rhizomatous.

Potential growth
* depends on factors.
* takes time.

Primary growth
* Most primary growth occurs at the apices, or tips, of stems and roots.
* is the elongation of the stems and roots
  - growth that determines the height or length a plant attains
* occur at the tips of shoots and roots.
* refers to a. b. c. d. the germination of a seedling.

### process | growth:

Productivity growth
* crucial source of growth in living standards.
* depends on division of labour and specialisation.
* is an important measure of an economy s well being
  - crucial for raising growth in production and incomes
  - important because it's a proxy for our standard of living
* is the only way to achieve long-term gains in incomes and living standards
  - source of economic growth without inflation or environmental pollution
* means creating excellence in our workplaces.
* requires high rates of investment in capital, in knowledge, and in people.
* tends to follow and exaggerate the ups and downs of the business cycle.

Proliferation
* is growth
  - necessary for the development of cytolytic activity
  - related to catastrophic terrorism, infrastructure protection, and espionage
  - the production of new cells
* results in the formation of small masses.