Hardening off

Hardening off

Moving flats of sprouting seedlings outdoors into the shade before finally planting them in the ground. Takes about two weeks.

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hardening off

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Adapting plants to outdoor conditions by gradually withholding water, lowering the temperature, increasing light intensity, or reducing the nutrient supply. The hardening-off ...

hardening off

Biology; Ecology

Moving flats of sprouting seedlings outdoors into the shade before finally planting them in the ground. Takes about two weeks.

hardening off

Garden; Gardening

Gradual acclimatization to colder conditions. Usually used when taking seedlings out of the greenhouse or moving outside to a cold frame or protected area.

hardening off

Horticulture; General

The process of gradually acclimatizing greenhouse or indoor grown plants to outdoor growing conditions.

harden off

Garden; Gardening

To gradually accustom a plant to more difficult living conditions, e.g., moving a plant from the greenhouse to the partial shade of a tree before planting it in a garden.

hardening off

Plants; Horticulture

The process of gradually acclimatizing greenhouse or indoor grown plants to outdoor growing conditions.

ecosystem

Biology; Ecology

A biotic system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms in a particular area with their environments, is named as ecosystem.

climax

Biology; Ecology

The steady, end stage in ecological evolution of a variety of plant and animal species is termed as climax.

ground water

Biology; Ecology

Ground water, as opposed to surface water, is water that does not run off, and is not taken up by plants, but soaks down into an aquifer; a supply of fresh water under the earth’s ...

manure

Biology; Ecology

Animal wastes that are added to soil as a fertilizer. Manure is usually made from the wastes of horse, cow, and chicken.

ecology

Biology; Ecology

The scientific study of the relationships between living things and their environments is called ecology.

habitat

Biology; Ecology

An organism's native environment.

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