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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. seed treatment
  4. seed dressings

Preferred term

seed dressings

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The process of coating seeds with clay, biofertilizers, pesticides or other inert materials to give them a uniform shape and increasing their size and weight for improved visibility, plantability, germination and resistance to diseases.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • seed coatings
  • seed pelleting
  • seed pelletization

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/62758

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