Introduction and Overview › Glossary for the Networking Language · 2 min read
Seed refers to seeds intended for sowing. From them grows the next generation of a cultivated plant.
Seed is the root of sustenance. Whoever preserves seed preserves not just a product, but the ability for life to regenerate itself.
Seed is alive. Over time, it loses its ability to germinate and must be continuously cultivated, selected, and harvested.
In the TEIKEI network, the description of the responsibility chain therefore begins with seed and breeding. What grows on farms builds upon this.
Two key terms are important here:
Where plants are not propagated via seeds, such as with fruit trees and vines, the term planting material is used.
Seed is the living beginning of every harvest and thus the root of every supply landscape.
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Created on October 10, 2026 · Last updated on October 11, 2026
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