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Dendrochronology

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001761

The study of annual growth rings of a tree in order to determine the historical date of their formation and the age of the tree.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001761
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
Synonymsage determination (trees); tree ring analysis
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoAge determination; Trees; Tree and stand measurements; Dendrology; Growth rings; Phenology; Tree age; Dendroclimatology; Dendroecology; Increment borings
TranslationsSpanish: dendrocronología
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001761",
  "term": "Dendrochronology",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The study of annual growth rings of a tree in order to determine the historical date of their formation and the age of the tree.",
  "synonyms": [
    "age determination (trees)",
    "tree ring analysis"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "age determination",
    "trees",
    "tree and stand measurements",
    "dendrology",
    "growth rings",
    "phenology",
    "tree age",
    "dendroclimatology",
    "dendroecology",
    "increment borings"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "dendrocronología"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/dendrochronology/"
}

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