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OIL SPOTTING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-05-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Culture of Fruit Trees
- Food Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oleocellosis
1, record 1, English, oleocellosis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- oil spotting 1, record 1, English, oil%20spotting
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This is particularly troublesome on lemons, navels, and Parson Brown oranges. Injury to the peel ruptures the oil glands, releasing peel oil which is toxic to surrounding healthy tissue. The injury appears as irregularly shaped yellow, green, or brown spots in which the oil glands of the peel stand out prominently because of the slight sinking of the tissues between them. 1, record 1, English, - oleocellosis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Arboriculture fruitière
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- oléocellose
1, record 1, French, ol%C3%A9ocellose
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chez les agrumes, nécrose de la peau du fruit, provoquée par le liquide caustique qui s'échappe des glandes à essence à la suite de leur rupture due le plus souvent à un coup d'ongle au moment de la cueillette. 1, record 1, French, - ol%C3%A9ocellose
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fruticultura
- Industria alimentaria
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- oleocelosis
1, record 1, Spanish, oleocelosis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Oleocelosis (Oil spotting, Oleocellosis): cosechar y manejar naranjas muy turgentes puede dar lugar a la liberación de aceite que daña los tejidos circundantes. Por lo tanto, las naranjas no deberían ser cosechadas cuando se encuentran muy turgentes, en las primeras horas de la mañana o inmediatamente después de lluvias o de riegos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - oleocelosis
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