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NALT Full

Preferred term

seed scarification

Type

Topic

Definition

Pregerminative treatment to make seed coats permeable to water and gases; accomplished usually by mechanical abrasion or by soaking seeds briefly in a strong acid or other chemical solution.
Source: Burns, Russell M. and Barbara H. Honkala, tech. coords. Silvics of North America, vol 2. Hardwoods; Glossary. Agriculture handbook no. 654. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1990
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

seed treatment

In other languages

escarificación de semillas

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/62764

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