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Agronomist dictionary

Short and clear definitions of agronomic terms: soil cultivation, sowing, nutrition, plant protection, machinery, and crop storage.

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Breeding and seed production

This is a successive generation of seeds or planting material obtained during the process of seed production from initial plant forms.

Breeding and seed production

A method of sowing elite or high-generation seeds to produce quality seed material for future cycles while preserving the variety's specific traits.

Breeding and seed production

The practice of identifying and removing off-type plants, diseased individuals, or weeds from a crop to maintain genetic purity.