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GROWTH MEDIUM [1 record]

Record 1 2010-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agriculture - General
DEF

Any material in which plant roots are growing or intended for that purpose.

OBS

The term includes natural soils in situ but is usually applied to artificial "mixes" (variously termed pot mix, potting mix, rooting mix, soil mix, etc.) of various materials, e.g. compost, peat, sphagnum moss, vermiculite, perlite, ground bark, but generally not sand or natural soil.

OBS

growing medium: term and definition extracted from the Plant Health Glossary of Terms of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Key term(s)
  • growing media

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agriculture - Généralités
DEF

Toute matière dans laquelle poussent les racines de végétaux, ou qui est destinée à cet effet.

OBS

milieu de culture : terme et définition extraits du Glossaire de la protection des végétaux de l'Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Agricultura - Generalidades
DEF

Cualquier material en el que crecen las raíces de plantas o destinado para ese propósito.

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