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DERRIS ELLIPTICA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-03-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fish
- Effects of Pollution
- Toxicology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ichtyotoxic
1, record 1, English, ichtyotoxic
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- piscitoxic 2, record 1, English, piscitoxic
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For thousands of years the people of Africa, the Amazonian indians and the Indonesians have used the same plants for the same purpose, without ever having met each other. Derris Elliptica, Téphrosia Vogeli and Lonchocarpus Nicou, producers of Rotenone, are ichtyotoxic and have been used to catch fish. The pounded plants were thrown in streaming water or in ponds, "intoxicating" the fish. In the Middle Ages, spreading from the Middle East via the Mediterranean harbours, the vegetal powder insecticide was known as "herbes persannes", persian herbs. 3, record 1, English, - ichtyotoxic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
- Effets de la pollution
- Toxicologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ichtyotoxique
1, record 1, French, ichtyotoxique
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Qui agit comme un poison pour les poissons. 2, record 1, French, - ichtyotoxique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Peces
- Efectos de la polución
- Toxicología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ictiotóxico 1, record 1, Spanish, ictiot%C3%B3xico
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-05-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Crop Protection
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- derris powder
1, record 2, English, derris%20powder
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- derris 2, record 2, English, derris
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A powder... derived from the roots and stems of the plant Derris elliptica, family Leguminosae, which contains rotenone, an insecticide. 2, record 2, English, - derris%20powder
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Protection des végétaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- poudre de derris
1, record 2, French, poudre%20de%20derris
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Poudre insecticide extraite des racines d'une légumineuse tropicale [Derris elliptica] aux propriétés insecticides. 1, record 2, French, - poudre%20de%20derris
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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