Annual plant

An annual plant is a plant that completes its life cycle, from germination to the production of seed, within one year, and then dies. Summer annuals germinate during spring or early summer and mature by autumn of the same year. Winter annuals germinate during the autumn and mature during the spring or summer of the following calendar year.

One seed-to-seed life cycle for an annual can occur in as little as a month in some species, though most last several months. Oilseed rapa can go from seed-to-seed in about five weeks under a bank of fluorescent lamps. This style of growing is often used in classrooms for education. Many desert annuals are therophytes, because their seed-to-seed life cycle is only weeks and they spend most of the year as seeds to survive dry conditions.

Cultivation

In cultivation, many food plants are, or are grown as, annuals, including virtually all domesticated grains. Some perennials and biennials are grown in gardens as annuals for convenience, particularly if they are not considered cold hardy for the local climate. Carrot, celery and parsley are true biennials that are usually grown as annual crops for their edible roots, petioles and leaves, respectively. Tomato, sweet potato and bell pepper are tender perennials usually grown as annuals. Ornamental perennials commonly grown as annuals are impatiens, wax begonia, snapdragon, Pelargonium, coleus and petunia. Examples of true annuals include corn, wheat, rice, lettuce, peas, watermelon, beans, zinnia and marigold.

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Maruti Suzuki approves third Kharkhoda plant, aims 7.5 lakh vehicle target by 2029

The Times of India 26 Mar 2025
The current Kharkhoda plant already produces 2.5 lakh vehicles per year, and with the second plant under construction, Maruti is set to increase its production by an additional 2.5 lakh units annually.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College Annual Plant Sale Set For April 7-11

Walker & Catoosa County News 26 Mar 2025
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Hyundai Steel to build steel plant in the US

Steel Radar 26 Mar 2025
Hyundai Steel to build steel plant in the US ... The company announced plans to build a steel plant with an annual production capacity of 2.7 million tons in the state of Louisiana in cooperation with Hyundai Motor Group.

Hyundai on course to shape future of coastal Georgia's economy, workforce, way of life

Savannah Morning News 26 Mar 2025
The plant will create an estimated 38,000 direct and indirect jobs, with an average annual salary of $58,105, boosting the local economy.The influx of workers and their families necessitates ...

Cuttings prepped now will be ready for spring planting

Daily Herald - Chicago 26 Mar 2025
... think about what to plant in the garden.

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Steel Radar 26 Mar 2025
... contributions to Bangladesh's economy since its establishment, and in 2009, AKS established Bangladesh's steel plant, which alone has the capacity to produce 1.4 million tons of rebar annually.

Cocoa growers approach circular economy model

Vietnam News 26 Mar 2025
Cocoa husks account for approximately 60 per cent of the cocoa fruit's weight, according to the Hồ Chí Minh City University of Industry and Trade’s Research Institute for Oil and Oil Plants ... annually.

Rockland Public Library annual plant sale is back and needs donations

Bangor Daily News 25 Mar 2025
ROCKLAND — Exciting news for gardeners of Midcoast Maine! Back by very popular demand, Friends of Rockland Public Library will be holding its Annual Plant and Bake Sale once again on Saturday, June 14.

MCHS Holds Annual Plant Sale

Morgan Citizen 25 Mar 2025
Morgan County High School will host its annual plant sale on March 27 and 28 at the school’s greenhouse with a Hawaiian theme ... .

UT Gardens to Hold Spring Spectacular Plant Sale

Knoxville Daily Sun 25 Mar 2025
KNOXVILLE – Step into a gardener’s paradise at the annual Spring Spectacular Plant Sale supporting the UT Gardens, Knoxville ... annuals, early vegetable plants, herbs, trees and more will be available.

1,000-ton nuclear containment dome installed at China’s 40 million MWh Haiyang plant

Interesting Engineering 25 Mar 2025
Once the project is fully completed, the four units of the Haiyang nuclear power plant will generate 40 billion kWh of electricity annually, which can meet the electricity needs of half of the ...

Turkey's Koç Metalurji temporarily halts production for maintenance

SteelOrbis 25 Mar 2025
Accordingly, within the scope of planned annual maintenance works, the company will suspend ...

GM partners with Silicon Valley chipmaker Nvidia on AI, self-driving

Usatoday 25 Mar 2025
General Motors is partnering with Silicon Valley tech firm Nvidia on artificial intelligence and accelerated cloud-to-car computation, the companies announced Tuesday at Nvidia's annual GTC conference in San Jose, California.

Hyundai invests $5.8 billion in construction of a steel plant in the United States

GMK Center 25 Mar 2025
The investments include a steel plant with an electric arc furnace in Louisiana, which will be built by the steel division of Hyundai Steel. Its annual capacity will be 2.7 million tons of steel.

Hyundai announces record $20 billion investment in US

The Times of India 25 Mar 2025
... auto plants in Alabama and Georgia.Chairman Chung called it the auto giant’s largest US investment ever.Hyundai's announcement comes as more global firms ramp up US investments amid tariff concerns.
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