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April2022

Flowering

AGROVOC URI
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2992

FAO/Pier Paolo Cito

The incredible process of flowering affects every living being in nature. Flowering is closely connected with the awakening of nature and a new stage of life for its inhabitants. Spring is coming and it is one of the most important periods of the year for agriculture, when farmers after a long winter hibernation, begin to work reverently with the newly awakened land.

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