seed stock
noun
: a supply (as of seed) for planting
broadly
: a source of new individuals
seed stock for hardy dairy cattle
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The best and largest potatoes are sold for cash to buy medicine and household essentials, while a select few are kept as seed stock for the next planting season.
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Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 27 June 2023
Significantly, some states had self-sustaining populations of wild turkeys that could serve as seed stock.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
The elvers are valuable because they’re used as seed stock by Asian aquaculture companies that raise them to maturity for use as food.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2020
Critically, some states had self-sustaining populations of wild turkeys that could serve as seed stock.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2022
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Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 27 June 2023
Significantly, some states had self-sustaining populations of wild turkeys that could serve as seed stock.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
The elvers are valuable because they’re used as seed stock by Asian aquaculture companies that raise them to maturity for use as food.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2020
Critically, some states had self-sustaining populations of wild turkeys that could serve as seed stock.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2022
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“Seed stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seed%20stock. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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