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CARRYING CUSHION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Culture of Fruit Trees
- Botany
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- banana plantation
1, record 1, English, banana%20plantation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The fruit is grown and harvested in a labor-intensive process that involves an army of workers, lots of equipment, crop-dusting airplanes, foam cushions, string, bags, special cartons, refrigerated trucks and trains, and tons of pesticides. While production methods vary slightly from plantation to plantation, the basic operations... remain the same... Commercial banana plants grow from 15 to 30 feet in height and are grown in long rows on large irrigated plantations. Most bananas consumed in the United States are grown in the lowlands of Central and South America. The average banana plant produces fruit about every nine months. The stem usually grows to contain about 150 bananas. When the manager decides, the fruit is cut green from the plant and dropped carefully on the back of a worker carrying a cushion to stop any bruising of the fruit. 2, record 1, English, - banana%20plantation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Arboriculture fruitière
- Botanique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bananeraie
1, record 1, French, bananeraie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plantation de bananes 2, record 1, French, plantation%20de%20bananes
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plantation de bananiers. 3, record 1, French, - bananeraie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fruticultura
- Botánica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bananal
1, record 1, Spanish, bananal
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- platanal 1, record 1, Spanish, platanal
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-04-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- carrying handle
1, record 2, English, carrying%20handle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] gel-filled cushion... comes with a convenient carrying handle and a Staph-Chek [R] cover. 1, record 2, English, - carrying%20handle
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- anse de portage
1, record 2, French, anse%20de%20portage
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La housse des coussins d'aide à la prévention des escarres] comporte une ou deux anses de portage qui seront remplacées, en cas d'impossibilité technique, par un système de portage indépendant de la housse. 1, record 2, French, - anse%20de%20portage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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