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Seed orchards

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005710

A plantation of trees selected for their hereditary characters, so grown and treated as to produce abundant, easily harvested seed crops.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005710
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFarms, Agricultural Production Systems
Synonymsseed plantations; seed stands
ReferencesUSDA Forest Service; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoOrchards; Forest plantations; Seed trees; Seeds; Seed crop production; Forest genetics; Tree breeding
TranslationsSpanish: huertos semilleros
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005710",
  "term": "Seed orchards",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A plantation of trees selected for their hereditary characters, so grown and treated as to produce abundant, easily harvested seed crops.",
  "synonyms": [
    "seed plantations",
    "seed stands"
  ],
  "subject": "Farms, Agricultural Production Systems",
  "see_also": [
    "orchards",
    "forest plantations",
    "seed trees",
    "seeds",
    "seed crop production",
    "forest genetics",
    "tree breeding"
  ],
  "references": [
    "USDA Forest Service",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "huertos semilleros"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/seed-orchards/"
}

Record 5,628 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.