precommercial
- adjective
- /priːkəˈmɜːrʃəl/
- Trees were selected for precommercial thinning on the basis of removing trees with poor form and for creating a relatively even spacing between trees.
- precommercial thinning
- precommercial thinning treatments
Examples
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At age 28, precommercial thinning produced a higher proportion of sawtimber than the absence of precommercial thinning, even though the entire stand had been thinned to a uniform density at age 17.
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Precommercial thinning had a greater influence on the proportions of forest product types than the vegetation suppression treatments.
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Tree Growth before Precommercial Thinning
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Green weight per tree was significantly affected by the year X precommercial thinning interaction and herbicide treatment effects.
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Interestingly, yields of the HERB treatment were relatively high when precommercial thinning was conducted.
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The gains in tree height, dbh, and green weight per tree from precommercial thinning in all years observed probably contributed to this increased sawtimber development rate.
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Precommercial thinning led to similar stand densities at thinning, and thinning yields were similar among all treatments.
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The study focused on precommercial practices to enhance the growth potential of young trees.
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The method of precommercial thinning is crucial for ensuring that forest growth remains healthy and well-distributed.
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Many forest management strategies include precommercial steps to prepare trees for future commercial harvesting.
How Commercial
Surface Forms
Morphology
precommercial = commercial (transparent) = pre + commerc + ial
Adding 'pre-' to 'commercial' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'before the commercial stage'.
Etymology
Precommercial starts with pre- meaning 'before' and ends with commercial, which is related to commerce meaning 'buying and selling'. So precommercial describes a stage when something exists 'before' it is ready to be sold, such as early tests or research.