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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary

U.S. Department of Agriculture

ratooning

Definition: Production of a subsequent crop that results from the regrowth from roots of the previous harvested crop, as in sugarcane, pineapple, and banana.
Definition Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Used For: ratoon cropping; ratoon crops; rattoon cropping; rattoon crops; rattooning
Spanish: utilización de renuevas de la raíz

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