pretreatment
noun
a preliminary course of treatment; the application of a process, substance, etc., beforehand.
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The workshop covers basic seed physiology, seed viability, germination cues and pretreatments, sowing and aftercare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2022