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FORAGE ROOT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-07-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Silviculture
- Horticulture
- Botany
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- creep rooting 1, record 1, English, creep%20rooting
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... different native plants have different root systems with different distribution patterns and depths. This can even be useful in tame forage stands(e. g. creep-rooting alfalfa and tap-rooting alfalfa). 2, record 1, English, - creep%20rooting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
creeping: Running along at or near the surface of the ground and rooting. 3, record 1, English, - creep%20rooting
Record 1, Key term(s)
- creep-rooting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Sylviculture
- Horticulture
- Botanique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- enracinement traçant
1, record 1, French, enracinement%20tra%C3%A7ant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si le système racinaire possède une forte racine principale, l'enracinement est dit pivotant; lorsqu'au contraire il ne possède que de nombreuses racines latérales se développant dans les parties superficielles du sol, il est dit traçant. 2, record 1, French, - enracinement%20tra%C3%A7ant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Toute la personnalité d'un bois tient aux caractéristiques de l'arbre : la façon dont les racines poussent, plongées profondément dans la terre (enracinement radicant) ou étendues -à fleur de sol (enracinement traçant); la manière dont le feuillage se développe, vers le haut, en pointe ou en dôme. 3, record 1, French, - enracinement%20tra%C3%A7ant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-04-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Farm Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- under cut
1, record 2, English, under%20cut
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tillage operation in which the machine lifts a strip of forage stand by cutting the root. 1, record 2, English, - under%20cut
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Matériel agricole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- déchaussement
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9chaussement
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Opération au cours de laquelle on coupe les racines d'un peuplement prairial. 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9chaussement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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