“1) “”A noun referring to an offtype plant. When used as a verb it refers to the act of removing such plants.””

2) “”Removal of individual plants from a seed field (because they are off-type or diseased).”””
References “1) Copeland, L.O., McDonald, M.B., 1999. Principles of Seed Science and Technology. Springer US, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1783-2

2) Louwaars, N.P., van Marrewijk, G.A.M., 1996. Seed supply systems in developing countries. Technical Centre For Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), Wageningen, The Netherlands. https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/63578“