Theory 114/Agricultural growing cycle/Termination phase
Maturity Is a Senescence Threshold
The claim
The cycle ends when the ratio of senescence to grain fill exceeds one, so harvest timing is a balance rather than a date.
01Mechanism
Senescence ends carbon supply to grain; the ratio sets the trade.
02Prediction
Harvest timing should track the ratio.
03Refutation
Harvest tracking day number would remove senescence.