gametophyte dormant stage plant spore stage plant spore dormant stage 2012-01-05T10:47:37Z PO_GIT:426 rwalls etapa latente esporof&#237tica de la planta (Spanish, exact) 胞子休眠期 (Japanese, exact) plant_structure_development_stage PO:0025376 spore dormant stage (broad) A dormancy process (GO:0022611) is a developmental process in which dormancy (sometimes called a dormant state) is induced, maintained or broken. Dormancy is a suspension of most physiological activity and growth that can be reactivated. A gametophyte dormant stage during which a spore participates in a dormancy process.