name GO_0022611 namespace http://purl.org/obo/owl/GO# parent GO_0032502 child GO_0097439 child GO_0042750 child GO_0097207 child GO_0097438 child GO_0097437 child GO_0097436 child GO_0071982 child GO_0042751 child GO_0075214 child GO_0010162 child GO_0071981 child GO_0055115 child GO_0085014 child GO_0085015 child GO_0085016 label [en] dormancy process hasOBONamespace [] biological_process comment [] In plants and animals, dormancy may be a response to environmental conditions such as seasonality or extreme heat, drought, or cold. In plants, dormancy may involve the formation of dormant buds, and may be preceded by the senescence of plant parts such as leaves in woody plants or most of the shoot system in herbaceous perennials. The exit from dormancy in vascular plants is marked by resumed growth of buds and/or growth of vascular cambium.