Volunteer plants
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006742
Plants found growing without having been planted, as by natural regeneration, and if undesired, are considered weeds. In crop rotation fields, volunteers from the previous year's crop may germinate and establish in the current crop; these "crop plants as weeds" or "rogue" plants may require control measures.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006742 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Plant Production, Gardening |
| Synonyms | crop plants as weeds; rogue plants; volunteer crops |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Plants (botany); Weeds |
| Translations | Spanish: plantas espontáneas |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006742",
"term": "Volunteer plants",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Plants found growing without having been planted, as by natural regeneration, and if undesired, are considered weeds. In crop rotation fields, volunteers from the previous year's crop may germinate and establish in the current crop; these \"crop plants as weeds\" or \"rogue\" plants may require control measures.",
"synonyms": [
"crop plants as weeds",
"rogue plants",
"volunteer crops"
],
"subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
"see_also": [
"plants (botany)",
"weeds"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "plantas espontáneas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/volunteer-plants/"
}
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