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- verb Present participle of
rogue .
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Examples
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The art of 'roguing' -- the elimination of plants which are untrue to type -- is but one part of the seed-saving process.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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The "roguing," as nurserymen call the destroying of varieties which depart from their type, is a kind of selection.
Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology Various
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In rude and barbarous periods of English history choice animals were often imported, and laws were passed to prevent their exportation: the destruction of horses under a certain size was ordered, and this may be compared to the 'roguing' of plants by nurserymen.
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In rude and barbarous periods of English history choice animals were often imported, and laws were passed to prevent their exportation: the destruction of horses under a certain size was ordered, and this may be compared to the "roguing" of plants by nurserymen.
On the Origin of Species~ Chapter 01 (historical) Charles Darwin 1859
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In rude and barbarous periods of English history choice animals were often imported, and laws were passed to prevent their exportation: the destruction of horses under a certain size was ordered, and this may be compared to the "roguing" of plants by nurserymen.
On the origin of species Charles Darwin 1845
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In rude and barbarous periods {34} of English history choice animals were often imported, and laws were passed to prevent their exportation: the destruction of horses under a certain size was ordered, and this may be compared to the "roguing" of plants by nurserymen.
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. (2nd edition) Charles Darwin 1845
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De-roguing Iran is possible without sanctions and war and impossible without openly addressing Iran's failure to behave like a legitimate and law-abiding member of the international community.
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University of Arizona researchers project yields of 0.5 pounds (200 g) of seed per plant (without roguing or selection) at age 5 years, and 1 pound (0.5 kg) of seed per plant at age 10.
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The problem can be circumvented by planting and then "roguing out" the unwanted males (and inferior females) once they bloom.
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Damping off can be controlled by roguing, reducing watering, and applying a fungicide like Captan.
Chapter 6 1985
qroqqa commented on the word roguing
In rude and barbarous periods of English history choice animals were often imported, and laws were passed to prevent their exportation: the destruction of horses under a certain size was ordered, and this may be compared to the "roguing" of plants by nurserymen.
—Origin of Species, ch. 1
Explained in an earlier passage:
When a race of plants is once pretty well established, the seed-raisers do not pick out the best plants, but merely go over their seed-beds, and pull up the "rogues," as they call the plants that deviate from the proper standard.
February 10, 2009