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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Plant Production, Gardening > plant cultural practices > seed treatment > seed dressings
Preferred Term:

seed dressings

Definition:
The process of coating seeds with clay, biofertilizers, pesticides or other inert materials to give them a uniform shape and increasing their size and weight for improved visibility, plantability, germination and resistance to diseases.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
seed treatment
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • seed pelletization
  • seed pelleting
  • seed coatings
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/62758
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2015-10-15
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