deblossoming
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001728
The practice of removing flowers from plants. Deblossoming is done on fruit trees in order to increase the size and quality of the fruit crop.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001728 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Plant Production, Gardening |
| Synonyms | blossom thinning; deflowering; flower removal; flower thinning |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | thinning (plants); chemical pruning; tree fruits; fruit trees |
| Translations | Spanish: aborto floral |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-001728",
"term": "deblossoming",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The practice of removing flowers from plants. Deblossoming is done on fruit trees in order to increase the size and quality of the fruit crop.",
"synonyms": [
"blossom thinning",
"deflowering",
"flower removal",
"flower thinning"
],
"subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
"see_also": [
"thinning (plants)",
"chemical pruning",
"tree fruits",
"fruit trees"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "aborto floral"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/deblossoming/"
}
Record 1,728 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.