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The process whereby a plant sheds one of its parts. Leaves, flowers, seeds, and fruits are parts commonly abscised. Almost any plant part, such as...



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Diagrams of the abscission zone of a leaf. (a) A leaf with the abscission zone indicated at the base of the petiole. (b) The abscission zone layers shortly before abscission and (c) the layers after abscission.
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