Talk:Dormancy

Rewrite for animals

This article needs a bit of a rewrite to cover animal dormancy, as even the introduction is of a botanical nature only. Fbriere 03:32, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Fruits

The development of communications have led to a wider cultivation of temperate fruits, cultivars being selected and grown in different environmental conditions. The demand of temperate-zone fruits is very intense in tropical countries but the production in these warm regions is limited by the lack of winter chilling (Subhadrabandhu, S. 1995). This situation has increased the risks derived from the incomplete breaking of dormancy, and encouraged studies concerning the chilling requirements of fruit cultivars for breaking dormancy. In cool regions the period of endodormancy is terminated rather soon but when there is no chilling, the intensity of endodormancy would not decrease, leading to an extreme case of prolonged dormancy. Saure M. C. (1985) in his review of dormancy, described the symptoms of prolonged dormancy in deciduous trees as the following: · Delayed, protracted, and very weak leafing · Formation of unbranched shoots that become increasingly shorter due to shorter internodes · Quickly declining growth vigor and early senescence of the trees · Delayed and protracted flowering season · Poor fruit development and irregular ripening

Microbes

What about microbial dormancy?

Computer Term

Also, dormancy is a technical term in fault-tolerant computer systems.

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Uncertainty

I have tried to add more detail to this page. but it's my first attempt so i have probably done something completely wrong. i'd apreciate somebody else reading and editing this and then letting me know where i went wrong so i won't do it again!!--SuperJ587 14:18, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Torpor

My understanding of hibernation vs. torpor does not match thiese definitions at all. I am not a biologist, though, so I am relying on the informational plaques at the zoo and other sites like http://library.thinkquest.org/25553/english/animals/how/sleeplike.shtml We think bears don't hibernate and torpor indicates a slightly reduced temperature, not a drop to ambient levels. Any biologists out there? Juneappal 19:33, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

When i originally edited this page it was in a very sorry state and i was really trying to get it on the road to recovery (which it deffinatly is!!). Though the source i used was reasonably respectable i have found other notable mistakes in it and after consulting several other source this seems to be another as they all take about a reduced temperature, so feel free to change it. ......don't know about bears though if you take it out as an example we need to try to find some others to add in (i already removed squirrels as apparently they don't hibernate either!)--SuperJ587 22:33, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Human-induced plant dormancy

It appears that Jean Henkens of Center Parks Belgium induces dormancy in trees by "injecting latex". Perhaps the technique can be mentioned in the article 91.182.165.141 (talk) 09:41, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Hibernation in mammals only?

The hibernation section states that hibernation is "used by many animals", but lists only mammals. Also, it talks about decreased body temperature, which should mainly affect mammals. I suspect that only mammals hibernate, and I think the article should more clearly state that, if it is true. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.104.183.30 (talk) 20:43, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

Not only biological

Dormancy is not limited only to biological life. It is also used to describe a period when a volcano's growth, development and activity are temporarily stopped. See dormant volcano. Volcanoguy 22:29, 10 August 2014 (UTC)