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seed corn N

1. seed corn BOT:

посевно́е зерно́ nt

2. seed corn fig:

инвести́ция f

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There is an old-time expression to characterize what is happening here: eating the seed corn. arstechnica.com

In a different era, a farmer's family might be forced to eat its seed corn for the next growing season to survive a long winter. arstechnica.com

That sounds good, but in the process, the society takes seed corn out of production and diverts it to food, thereby cannibalizing itself. en.wikipedia.org

It is the fiscal equivalent of eating your seed corn to spend borrowed money today. www.heritage.org

The company also developed some of their own varieties of wheat, seed corn and soybeans. www.betterfarming.com

Instead of tomatoes, he will plant grains or seed corn, crops that are easier to grow but less profitable. www.theglobeandmail.com

In a primitive agricultural economy savings might take the form of holding back the best of the corn harvest as seed corn for the next planting season. en.wikipedia.org

This would be symbolically drenched in water and kept over the winter until its grain was mixed with the seed corn in the spring to ensure a successful harvest. en.wikipedia.org

This one is a receipt for 200 "artabae" of seed corn. en.wikipedia.org

With modern seed corn the varieties to hybridize are carefully selected so that the new variety will exhibit specific traits found in the parent plants. en.wikipedia.org

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