bón nuôi đòng
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To fertilize during the booting stage: In agriculture, specifically in rice cultivation, this refers to the practice of applying fertilizer to a rice paddy when the rice plants are in the booting stage (the period when the panicle, or grain head, is developing inside the stem sheath).
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Nông dân cần bón nuôi đòng để cây lúa trổ bông đồng đều. (Farmers need to fertilize during the booting stage so that the rice plants flower uniformly.)
- Kỹ thuật bón nuôi đòng giúp tăng năng suất lúa đáng kể. (The technique of fertilizing during the booting stage helps increase rice yield significantly.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is highly specialized and used almost exclusively in the context of agronomy and rice farming. It describes a specific, timed agricultural intervention.
Variants and Related Words
- Bón thúc (verb phrase): To apply top-dressing fertilizer (a more general term for fertilizing during the growth period).
- Giai đoạn đòng (noun phrase): The booting stage.
- Bón phân (verb phrase): To fertilize (the most general term).
Synonyms
- Bón phân thời kỳ làm đòng (verb phrase): To fertilize during the panicle formation period. (This is a descriptive synonym rather than a fixed phrase.)
Related Phrases
- Chăm sóc lúa thời kỳ đòng (verb phrase): To care for rice during the booting stage. (A broader phrase that includes fertilization and other practices.)
Notes
- This is a technical compound term. Its meaning is precise and should not be confused with general fertilization (bón phân). The key component is đòng, which specifies the critical growth phase.