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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Plant Production, Gardening > plant cultural practices > seed treatment > seed priming
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seed priming

Definition:
Pretreatment of seeds by various methods in order to improve seed germination rate, percentage germination, and improve uniformity of seedling emergence by controlling the water available in the seed. The pretreatment initiates the early stages of germination, but does not permit radicle protrusion, and then the seeds are dried until needed.
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Broader Concept:
seed treatment
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/56340
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