In agriculture, sow means: To put seeds in or on the soil so that they will grow into plants, by hand or with a machine.
In Turkish: ekmek, ekim yapmak, tohum atmak
How it is used
Used for crops grown from seed, such as wheat, barley, sunflower or maize. Farmers sow early or late, in autumn or spring, and the noun is sowing (sowing date, sowing depth). The past participle is 'sown' or 'sowed'.
Example sentences
We sow winter wheat in late October in Central Anatolia.
Most of the sunflower fields were sown before the April rains.
Common collocations
sow seeds
sow wheat
sowing date
sowing depth
direct sowing
Related terms
seedThe small part of a plant from which a new plant grows; in farming, also the grain or material kept or bought for sowing.
seed drillA machine that places seeds in rows at a set depth and rate and covers them with soil, often applying fertilizer at the same time.
seeding rateThe amount of seed sown per unit of area, given as kilograms per hectare or as number of seeds per square meter or hectare.
germinationThe process in which a seed starts to grow and sends out a root and a shoot, once it has enough water, warmth and oxygen.
transplantTo move a young plant from the tray or nursery where it was raised and plant it in the field or greenhouse where it will grow to maturity.
