Agronomy knowledge

Словарь агронома

Короткие понятные определения агрономических терминов: обработка почвы, посев, питание, защита растений, техника и хранение урожая.

Терминов в разделе: 55

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Adaptive potential

The inherent ability of a crop variety to maintain productivity and growth despite fluctuating environmental conditions and biotic or abiotic stresses.

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Apical dominance

It is a biological phenomenon where the main central stem of a plant grows more strongly than other side stems due to the inhibitory effect of auxins.

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Biological yield

This is the total dry matter accumulation of a crop, including both grain and vegetative parts, produced in a field before harvest.

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Biomass

Biomass in agronomy is the total mass of living organisms or their products accumulated per unit area of crops or within the soil layer.

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Branching pattern

The specific mode of lateral shoot development on the main stem that determines the architectural structure and vegetative density of a plant.

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Coenosis

Coenosis is a grouping of living organisms inhabiting a specific environment and interacting with each other and their surroundings.

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Crop Indexing

A method of quantifying crop condition using remote sensing based on the analysis of spectral properties of reflected light.

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Cultivation

A shallow mechanical soil treatment practice used to loosen the soil, manage weeds, and prepare the seedbed without inverting the soil layers.

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Determinacy

A biological trait of plants to cease the growth of the main stem after developing a specific number of inflorescences.

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Differentiation of the growing point

A biological process where undifferentiated cells at the plant's shoot apical meristem develop into specific organs like leaves, stems, or reproductive spikelet...

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Dormancy

Dormancy is a physiological state of arrested growth in seeds, buds, or tubers, where they fail to germinate even under favorable environmental conditions.

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Dormancy

A biological state in which plant growth and metabolic activity are suspended or slowed down to survive adverse environmental conditions.

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Etiolation

A process in plants grown in partial or complete absence of light, characterized by long, weak stems and pale leaves due to lack of chlorophyll.

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Flag leaf

The flag leaf is the final leaf produced on the stem of a cereal plant, emerging immediately before the head or ear.

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Flowering

Flowering is the physiological stage of plant development during which buds open to allow for pollination and the subsequent production of seeds or fruits.

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Full maturity

The physiological stage of plant development where seeds or fruits reach their maximum mass, typical coloration, and potential for long-term storage or propagat...

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Germination phase

This is the initial stage of plant development where a seed absorbs water, swells, and the primary embryonic root emerges.

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Grain filling

Grain filling is the stage of crop development when nutrients are transported and stored within the grain, increasing its weight and size until maturity.

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Growing point

The apical region of a shoot or root containing meristematic tissue responsible for cell division and the longitudinal growth of the plant.

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Harvest index

A ratio representing the efficiency of a crop in converting its total biomass into the harvested economic yield.

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Heading

The growth stage of cereal crops when the ear (spike) emerges from the sheath of the flag leaf, marking the transition to the reproductive phase.

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Heterosis

Heterosis is the phenomenon where the progeny of two genetically diverse parents exhibit superior traits in growth, yield, and stress resistance compared to the...

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Indeterminacy

A growth habit where plants continue to produce stems, leaves, and flowers indefinitely throughout the growing season rather than stopping at a specific size.

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Jointing

The developmental stage in cereal crops where the first stem node appears above the soil surface and internodes begin to elongate.

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Leaf Area Index

A dimensionless measure of the total green leaf area per unit of ground surface area.

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Leaf Area Index (LAI)

A dimensionless quantity that characterizes plant canopies as the ratio of one-sided green leaf area per unit ground surface area.

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Light stage

A specific physiological phase in plant development where light duration and quality are required to trigger the transition from vegetative growth to flowering.

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Lodging

Lodging is the displacement of crop stems from their vertical position, resulting in the plants leaning or falling flat against the soil surface.

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Milk-wax ripeness

A stage of cereal crop development where grain contents transition from a liquid to a dough-like consistency, marking the onset of moisture reduction.

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Organogenesis

Organogenesis is the biological process by which plant organs are sequentially formed from meristematic tissues throughout the plant's life cycle.

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Osmotic pressure

It is the physical force generated by solutes within plant cells that draws water through membranes, maintaining turgor and supporting cellular function.

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Photoperiodism

Photoperiodism is the physiological reaction of organisms to the length of day or night, which controls key developmental processes like flowering and maturatio...

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Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is the biological process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy, creating organic compounds essential for crop growth and yie...

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Phototropism

Phototropism is the growth response of plants toward or away from an external directional light source.

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Physiological aging

An irreversible process of gradual decline in metabolic activity and adaptive capacity of a plant, leading to the completion of its life cycle.

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Plant antioxidant system

This is a complex set of enzymatic and non-enzymatic defensive mechanisms that neutralize reactive oxygen species to protect plant cells from environmental stre...

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Post-embryonic development

This is the stage of a plant's life cycle that begins after seed germination and continues until death or the completion of its life cycle.

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Remontancy

The ability of plants to produce multiple crops or bloom continuously throughout a single growing season.

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Reproductive phase

The developmental stage of a plant during which reproductive organs are formed, leading to flowering, pollination, and seed or fruit development.

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Respiration rate

Respiration rate is the speed at which a plant or harvested produce consumes oxygen and releases carbon dioxide through metabolic processes.

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Root pressure

The active force generated by plant roots that pushes water and dissolved minerals upward through the xylem vessels, ensuring nutrient transport independently o...

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Seed productivity

The capacity of a crop plant to produce a specific quantity of high-quality seeds per unit area or per individual plant.

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Seedlings

Seedlings are the early stage of plant development, occurring immediately after the seed germinates and the young shoot emerges from the soil surface.

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Sink effect

The sink effect is a physiological process where plants mobilize and transport nutrients and photosynthates from source organs, like leaves, to storage organs,...

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Stem elongation

A crop growth stage characterized by the rapid vertical growth of the stem and the formation of nodes above the soil surface.

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Stress tolerance

The ability of agricultural crops to maintain productivity and viability when exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

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Technical maturity

The stage of crop development when the produce reaches its optimal quality, size, and texture for processing, storage, or market distribution, prior to full bio...

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Thermoperiodism

Thermoperiodism is the physiological response of plants to the alternation of day and night temperatures, influencing their growth, flowering, and metabolic eff...

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Tillering

Tillering is the process of producing additional stems (tillers) from the base of a grass plant, which significantly impacts crop density and yield potential.

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Tillering

Tillering is the development of lateral shoots from the base of cereal plants, increasing the total number of stems per plant.

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Topping

An agricultural practice of removing the terminal bud or the top part of a plant's main stem to stop vertical growth and stimulate side development.

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Transpiration

This is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves, stems, and flowers.

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Vegetative phase

The stage of plant development between germination and the initiation of reproductive organs, primarily focusing on stem and leaf growth.

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Vernalization

An agronomic practice of exposing seeds to low temperatures to accelerate the plant's transition to the reproductive flowering stage.

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Waxy ripeness

A stage of cereal crop development where the grain loses moisture, hardens, and its texture becomes similar to wax.