preforcing

Treatment of a plant in preparation to force it to undergo a certain stage of development earlier than normal.

Noun

  1. Treatment of a plant in preparation to force it to undergo a certain stage of development earlier than normal.
    • After the preforcing period, all plants were moved to a 60° F (night temperature) greenhouse for forcing. - 1960, American Society for Horticultural Science, Proceedings, volume 76, page 644:
    • This preforcing period allows initial elongation of roots and shoots. - 2012, Rina Kamenetsky, Hiroshi Okubo, Ornamental Geophytes: From Basic Science to Sustainable Production, page 307:
    • A preforcing treatment with 15% bleach solution hastened bud break and promoted shoot elongation... - 2014, Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems, page 320:

Origin

From pre- + forcing.