'delay harvesting' is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when you are referring to the act of holding back from reaping a crop or collecting something for a period of time. Example sentence: We decided to delay harvesting the wheat until the rains came to ensure a better yield.
In terms of current practice, we suggest that genebanks using low-temperature, low-humidity environments to dry rice seeds delay harvesting accessions until after m.c. has declined naturally to below ∼16%%, if ambient conditions allow, since at and below this value the contrasting drying temperatures provided similar longevity (Fig. 3B).
Once the vegetables and fruits are ripened, don't delay harvesting them.
Growers are attempting to delay harvesting and looking at shipping produce to Belgium or Spain.
Farmers have been asked to delay harvesting work to avoid sparking a fire.
One reason to delay harvesting young plants is to allow roots the time to build up sufficient reserves.
Sugar prices are expected to rise after late rains delayed harvesting in Brazil, while the extended dry season in South-east Asis and Indonesia is causing concern over the production of vegetable oil, which has increased in price by 6 per cent over the previous month, according to the FAO.
Samples from the same vineyards were also analysed after a 6 week storage in a refrigerator and 6 week delayed harvesting.
Ions changes in stem significantly lower than that of in leaf whatever delay harvest time or increases soil salinity.
This paper deals with a three-species ecological system with time delay and harvesting.
A similar finding was reported by Kumar et al. (2001) who claimed that delayed harvesting was one of the major reasons for post-harvest aflatoxin contamination in groundnut.
But, farmers disagreed with this aspect because delayed harvesting was a routine practice for them due to shortage of labour during peak harvest season.
