Bladering
Bladering is a term used in Dutch botany and horticulture to denote the formation and expansion of the leaf blade, or lamina, during leaf morphogenesis. The word combines blad (leaf) with the -ering suffix, indicating a process. In Dutch-language texts, bladering describes the developmental phase when a leaf primordium differentiates from meristematic tissue into a recognizable blade rather than remaining a subunit such as the petiole or meristematic cluster.
Developmentally, the bladering process begins with the initiation of a leaf primordium at the shoot apical
Applications and significance are most evident in horticulture and crop science. Understanding bladering aids in predicting
Usage and alternatives: In English-language botany, bladering is relatively uncommon, with researchers more often speaking of