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INDICATOR PLANT [2 records]

Record 1 2006-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Soil Science
  • Geological Prospecting
  • Geochemistry
DEF

[A] plant characteristic of specific soil or site conditions.

CONT

Supergene base metal and precious metal deposits may in some climatic zones be characterized by certain base metal indicator plants, thus permitting the use of geobotanical surveys.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Science du sol
  • Prospection géologique
  • Géochimie
DEF

Plante jugée caractéristique d'un milieu, plus particulièrement, d'un sol donné.

CONT

Les gîtes supergènes de métaux communs et de métaux précieux peuvent dans certaines zones climatiques être caractérisés par la présence de certain végétaux indicateurs de la présence de métaux communs, ce qui permet de faire appel à des levées géobotaniques.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Protection
CONT

Indexing: Process of determining the presence of disease in a plant by transferring inoculum from the plant to another in which diagnostic symptoms develop. The second plant is termed a "test plant" or an "indicator plant".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection des végétaux
DEF

Plante qui sert d'indicateur pour le dépistage et l'identification des viroses.

Spanish

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