The process or stage of a plant forming bolls or seed pods, particularly in cotton cultivation; the time when bolls are developing and maturing on the plant.
From 'boll' with the present participle suffix -ing, indicating the ongoing action or process of boll development.
The bolling stage is so agriculturally important that meteorologists in cotton regions often provide special 'bolling forecasts' because heat and rainfall during this period determine yield—making it one of the most weather-dependent crop stages.
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