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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 stratification

Preferred term

seed stratification

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The practice of placing seeds in moist media and specific temperature regimes in order to break seed dormancy and promote germination.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • stratification (seed)

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/68276

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