Gartner, Inc. (www.gartner.com) defines TCO as the total cost of using and maintaining an IT investment over time. TCO calculations include a combination of direct costs (hardware, software, operations and administration) and indirect costs (end-user operations and downtime).
Cone Function. Each coniferous tree produces both male and female cones. Male cones are much smaller and less showy than their female counterparts. During spring, pollen produced from the male cones is carried by the wind through the female cones fertilizing their egg cells and prompting them to produce seeds.dentification. Seeds are found in both coniferous and flowering plants. They range widely in size, from tiny, barely visible grains to large, bulbous nodules two inches or more in length. Seeds can be firm and fleshy, rough and woody, or hard and smooth.
Some plant hormones also affect the timing of reproduction and germination. 1  Auxins. The primary function of the auxin hormones is to elongate plant cells in the stem. 2  Kinins promote cell division and tissue growth in leaf, stem, and root. Kinins are also involved in the development of chloroplasts, fruits, and flowers.