seed scarification

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005713",
  "term": "seed scarification",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Pregerminative treatment to make seed coats permeable to water and gases; accomplished usually by mechanical abrasion or by soaking seeds briefly in a strong acid or other chemical solution.",
  "subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
  "see_also": [
    "seed treatment"
  ],
  "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": "escarificación de semillas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/seed-scarification/"
}