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Record 1 2003-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Crop Protection
DEF

... methods of planting regardless of whether the crop is produced by seed or by vegetative parts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Protection des végétaux
DEF

Ensemble de semences d'une terre et son résultat.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producción vegetal
  • Protección de las plantas
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Record 2 1999-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tillage Operations (Agriculture)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Planting Techniques (Farming)
DEF

... the process of putting seed in or on the ground as a means of starting food or fibre crops.

OBS

According to METCR 1980, p. 765 "seeding" refers primarily to the distribution of small-seeding grasses and legumes but this distinction was not made in the literature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travaux du sol (Agriculture)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Techniques de plantation
DEF

Action qui consiste à mettre en terre des grains de plantes cultivées, dans un sol préparé spécialement en vue de faciliter la germination et la levée de ces graines [...] Selon les espèces et le mode de culture, les semis peuvent être faits en place ou en pépinière.

OBS

Le semis est un procédé de multiplication naturel; c'est le plus courant pour la plupart des végétaux. (Il convient) d'établir une distinction importante entre le semis, procédé de reproduction, et les autres méthodes de multiplication végétative.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Labores de cultivo (Agricultura)
  • Producción vegetal
  • Técnicas de plantación
DEF

Labor agrícola consistente en depositar en la tierra cultivable semillas que después de su crecimiento producirán cultivos diversos.

OBS

Existen métodos manuales y mecánicos, según modos diversos: a voleo, en líneas, por hoyos, en cajoneras o macetas.

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