# Roguing

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{{Short description|Agricultural act}}
In [agriculture](/source/agriculture), '''roguing''' is the act of identifying and removing plants with undesirable characteristics from agricultural fields. Rogues are removed from the fields to preserve the quality of the [crop](/source/crop) being grown. Plants being removed may be diseased, of an unwanted variety, or undesirable for other reasons.<ref name="osu">{{Cite web|url=http://oregonstate.edu/potatoes/ROGUING.pdf|title=Roguing seed potatoes|last=Mosley|first=A|author2=Gutbrod, McMorran|date=2001-05-16|publisher=[Oregon State University](/source/Oregon_State_University)|accessdate=2009-06-25|archive-date=2009-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326165302/http://oregonstate.edu/potatoes/ROGUING.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> For example, to ensure that the crop retains its integrity in terms of certain physical attributes, such as color and shape, individual plants that exhibit differing traits may be removed.<ref name="osa">{{Cite web|url=http://www.extension.org/article/18447/print/|title=Selection and Roguing in Organic Seed Production|last=Colley|first=Micaela|date=2009-01-19|publisher=Organic Seed Alliance|accessdate=2009-06-25|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130414163617/http://www.extension.org/article/18447/print/|archivedate=2013-04-14}}</ref> Roguing is particularly important when growing seed crops, to prevent plants with undesirable characteristics from propagating into subsequent generations.<ref>Agricultural Seed Production By Raymond A. T. George</ref>

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