preplanting
Prior to seeding
Preplanting describes activities, treatments, or preparations done before seeds or seedlings go into the ground.
Farmers apply preplanting herbicides to control weeds or perform preplanting tillage to prepare soil.
A preplanting fertilizer enriches the ground before crops are sown.
The term appears mainly in agricultural contexts.
Soil preparation for planting
- plowingTurning earth for crops
- diskingCultivating with bladed implement
- harrowingExtremely distressing or disturbing
- beddingMaterials covering a mattress
seedbed preparation · land clearing · furrow · rototilling · scarifying · acreage · broadcasting · drilling
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
- amendmentChange to official text
- manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
- limingApplying calcium oxide
nutrients · organic matter · biochar · vermiculite · perlite · peat · mulching · aeration
Alternating field plantings yearly
- seed selectionChoosing which to plant
- market analysisStudy of commercial conditions
- risk assessmentEvaluating likelihood of harm
- genetic traitsHeritable biological characteristics
Controlling aquatic resource distribution
- drip systemTargeted slow-release watering
- water tableTop of groundwater zone
- saturationState of complete permeation
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
Time crops can mature
- vernalRelating to spring
- dormancySuspended biological activity
- fallow periodUnproductive interval for recovery
- weather monitoringTracking atmospheric conditions
tillage
Soil preparation for planting
- plowingTurning earth for crops
- diskingCultivating with bladed implement
- harrowingExtremely distressing or disturbing
bedding · seedbed preparation · land clearing · furrow · rototilling · scarifying · acreage · broadcasting · drilling · cultivation
fertilization
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
- amendmentChange to official text
- manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
liming · nutrients · organic matter · biochar · vermiculite · perlite · peat · mulching · aeration · drainage
crop rotation
Alternating field plantings yearly
- seed selectionChoosing which to plant
- market analysisStudy of commercial conditions
- risk assessmentEvaluating likelihood of harm
water management
Controlling aquatic resource distribution
- drip systemTargeted slow-release watering
- water tableTop of groundwater zone
- saturationState of complete permeation
growing season
Time crops can mature
- vernalRelating to spring
- dormancySuspended biological activity
- fallow periodUnproductive interval for recovery
preplantingpostharvest
After crops collected
harvest · harvesting · post-harvest · reaping · growing season
plant, plants, planting, planted, transplant, replant, transplanting, transplanted, replanted