Photoperiod Definition

fōtō-pîrē-əd
noun
The number of daylight hours best suited to the growth and maturation of an organism.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Photoperiod

Noun

Singular:
photoperiod
Plural:
photoperiods

Photoperiod Sentence Examples

  • In the case of hamsters the critical photoperiod is 12.5 hours.

  • The time taken to form primordia varies with the length of the inductive photoperiod.

  • In many male animals, testis size is affected by photoperiod.

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