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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. physiology
  3. reproduction
  4. masting

Preferred term

masting

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Masting is the intermittent synchronous production of large amount of seed (or flowers, fruits, seed crops) at irregular intervals by a plant population.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • mast fruiting
  • mast seeding

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/332193

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