Cultivars
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001634
A contraction of "cultivated variety." It refers to a plant type within a particular cultivated species that is distinguished by 1 or more characters.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001634 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| Synonyms | crop varieties; cultivated varieties; improved varieties |
| References | Burns, Russell M. and Barbara H. Honkala, tech. coords. Silvics of North America, vol 2. Hardwoods; Glossary. Agriculture handbook no. 654. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1990; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Varieties; Agronomic traits; Dwarf cultivars; Everbearing cultivars; High-yielding varieties; Miniature cultivars; Wine cultivars |
| Translations | Spanish: cultivares |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-001634",
"term": "Cultivars",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A contraction of \"cultivated variety.\" It refers to a plant type within a particular cultivated species that is distinguished by 1 or more characters.",
"synonyms": [
"crop varieties",
"cultivated varieties",
"improved varieties"
],
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"varieties",
"agronomic traits",
"dwarf cultivars",
"everbearing cultivars",
"high-yielding varieties",
"miniature cultivars",
"wine cultivars"
],
"references": [
"Burns, Russell M. and Barbara H. Honkala, tech. coords. Silvics of North America, vol 2. Hardwoods; Glossary. Agriculture handbook no. 654. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1990",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "cultivares"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/cultivars/"
}
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