Seedlings
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005719
A tree grown from seed that has not yet reached a height of 0.9 m (3 ft) or exceeded 5.1 cm (2 in) in diameter at breast height, which would qualify it as a sapling.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005719 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Plant Production, Gardening |
| 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 | Developmental stages; Plants (botany); Saplings; Tree shelters; Seedling transplanting; Seedling emergence; Seedling growth |
| Translations | Spanish: plantas de semilleros |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005719",
"term": "Seedlings",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A tree grown from seed that has not yet reached a height of 0.9 m (3 ft) or exceeded 5.1 cm (2 in) in diameter at breast height, which would qualify it as a sapling.",
"subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
"see_also": [
"developmental stages",
"plants (botany)",
"saplings",
"tree shelters",
"seedling transplanting",
"seedling emergence",
"seedling growth"
],
"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": "plantas de semilleros"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/seedlings/"
}
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