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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Plant Production, Gardening > plant cultural practices > deadheading
Preferred Term:

deadheading

Definition:
The practice of removing dead or spent flowers to encourage subsequent flowering, prevent seed production or to improve the plant's appearance.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
plant cultural practices
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • dead-heading
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/106073
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RDF/XMLCreated 2007-11-27, last modified 2017-06-09