budset

Noun

budset (plural budsets)

1. The development of buds on a plant.
   • Some programs use drought stress to cause budset and harden the crop in preparation for winter.2011, R. Parish, C. M. Johnson, G. Montgomery, Regenerating British Columbia's Forests, →ISBN, page 232
   • The timing of budset was the most important factor in determining allocation differences between the clones.2013, Tim D. Davis, Bruce E. Haissig, Biology of Adventitious Root Formation, →ISBN, page 252
2. The time in a plant's lifecycle when visible buds first appear.
   • Proper bud pruning, green harvests where whole clusters are dumped on the ground to bolster final berry concentration, as well as a myriad of intensive practices between budset and harvest.2009 March 14, Gord Stimmell, “Great value this week reflects industry's best”, in Toronto Star
   • 1-year-old seedlings of P. Sylvestris show steep latitudinal clines within Finland in date of budset and in the development of frost tolerance.2013, F.J. Bigras, Stephen Colombo, Conifer Cold Hardiness, →ISBN, page 207
3. A bud, immature shoot, or growth tip on a cultivated plant.
   • And growers using AQUA-GRO report greater budsets and faster crops with better rooting.1985, Interior Landscape Industry - Volume 2, Issues 7-12, page 75
   • Only budsets (immature leaves, shoots, or tips) are harvested to produce white tea.2010, Cynthia Gold, Lise Stern, Culinary Tea, →ISBN, page 21

   Synonyms:

   bud

4. A variety of tea made from the budsets of the tea plant.
   • Assam bush is the best choice for making many world famous teas, but not for white tea, either budset or leaf style.2011, Mary Lou Heiss, Robert J. Heiss, The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide, →ISBN

   Synonyms:

   white tea