Answer: seeding

AnswerCrossword Clue
seedingsupply with nuclei (as of crystallization or condensation)
seedingant 1a
seedingrank (a contestant) relative to others in a tournament on the basis of previous record the top-seeded tennis star
seedingtreat (a cloud) with solid particles to convert water droplets into ice crystals in an attempt to produce precipitation
seedingplant seeds in sow seed a lawn with grass
seedingextract the seeds from (as raisins)
seedingthe act of seeding
seedingsow seed plant
seedingschedule (tournament players or teams) so that superior ones will not meet in early rounds
seedingfurnish with something that causes or stimulates growth or development
SEEDINGGarden activity
seedingcover or permeate by or as if by scattering something seeded sea-lanes with thousands of magnetic mines Otto Friedrich
seedingoculate
seedingto bear or shed seed
SEEDINGTournament director's task
SEEDINGRanking contestants
SEEDINGPreparing a garden
SEEDINGTennis tournament term.
SEEDINGPlanting.