Sowing and varieties
Photoperiod sensitivity
This is a biological response of plants to the length of day or night, which regulates the timing of flowering and vegetative development.
Agronomy knowledge
Agronomist dictionary
Short and clear definitions of agronomic terms: soil cultivation, sowing, nutrition, plant protection, machinery, and crop storage.
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Sowing and varieties
Physical purity of seeds
It is the percentage by weight of pure seeds of the crop variety in a seed lot, free from foreign matter, weed seeds, and damaged kernels.
Sowing and varieties
Plant density
The number of living crop plants per unit area of a field at a specific stage of development.
Sowing and varieties
Pre-harvest moisture content
The percentage of water present in seeds or plant material just before harvest, which determines the timing for gathering crops and their storability.