Preforcing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Preforcing is a noun meaning (agriculture) Treatment of a plant in preparation to force it to undergo a certain stage of development earlier than normal.
Meaning
(agriculture) Treatment of a plant in preparation to force it to undergo a certain stage of development earlier than normal.
Example Sentences
This preforcing period allows initial elongation of roots and shoots.
A preforcing treatment with 15% bleach solution hastened bud break and promoted shoot elongation.
After the preforcing period, all plants were moved to a 60° F (night temperature) greenhouse for forcing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include forcing, preconditioning, preacclimation, precultivation, biopriming, preprocessing.
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