Early - Wase

Japanese: 早生 - わせ

A group of crop varieties that mature early and can be harvested early. In contrast, those with a late harvest period are called "okute" (late maturing) and those with an intermediate harvest period are called "nakate" (mid-season maturing). This applies to many crops, but in Japan it is often used to refer to rice, which is also written as "wase." Early-maturing rice varieties are usually highly thermosensitive (the property of promoting flower bud differentiation when temperatures rise), so if sown late, the vegetative growth period is shorter and the yield falls, but if sown and planted early the yield will be stable. Early-maturing varieties generally have lower yields than late-maturing varieties, but their shorter cultivation period makes them advantageous for crop rotation. In particular, with vegetables, early shipments are welcomed in the market and often bring in high profits, so there is a high demand for early-maturing, high-yielding varieties.

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Japanese:

成熟が早く早期に収穫できる作物の品種群。これに対して収穫期の遅いものを晩生(おくて)，中間のものを中生(なかて)と呼ぶ。多くの作物にあるが，日本ではイネについていうことが多く，イネの場合は早稲とも書く。イネの早生品種はふつう感温性（温度が高くなると花芽分化が促進される性質）が高いため，遅まきの場合には栄養生長の期間が短くなり収量は落ちるが，早まき早植えを行えば収量は安定する。早生品種は晩生品種よりも概して収量は少ないが，栽培期間が短いため輪作上有利。特に野菜では早い時期の出荷が市場で歓迎され高い収益を得ることが多いため，早生で収量性の高い品種の需要が多い。

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