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Record 1 1993-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nurseries (Farming)
  • Cultural Practices (Agriculture)
CONT

The role of potassium in frost hardiness is supposedly to increase cell permeability to water and soluble carbohydrate content and to increase synthesis of amino acids. However, fertilizer experiments have not been conclusive in the general importance of potassium and other minerals in frost hardiness.

Key term(s)
  • frost resistance
  • freeze resistance
  • freeze hardiness

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pépinières
  • Soin des cultures (Agriculture)
CONT

La résistance du blé au gel dépend également de facteurs secondaires : force des vents qui accroissent la transpiration de la plante; qualité, degré d'humidité et compacité du sol, etc.

OBS

Résistance : Capacité d'un organisme ou d'une plante de surmonter complètement l'action d'un pathogène ou d'un autre facteur.

Spanish

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