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softwood cutting [2 records]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Botany
DEF

[Cutting] from the current year's tissue while the parent plant is actively growing....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Botanique
OBS

Bouturage: méthode de multiplication des végétaux, qui, à partir d'un fragment de plante (bouture) [...] permet l'obtention d'une plante entière. [...] Le bouturage en vert est surtout utilisé en été et emploie des rameaux feuillés ligneux ou herbacés, dont on supprime les feuilles inférieures pour limiter l'évaporation [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
DEF

An immature, succulent stem taken from a plant which is used for rooting or grafting.

Key term(s)
  • soft wood cutting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arboriculture fruitière

Spanish

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