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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. plant cultural practices
  3. vernalization

Preferred term

vernalization

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The treatment of seeds, seedlings, bulbs, or other parts of a plant to cold conditions in order to shorten the vegetative period and promote flowering.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • vernalisation
  • vernalising
  • vernalizing

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/58551

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