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Record 1 2004-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Plant Biology
DEF

... a cluster or group of small fleshy fruits originating from a number of separate pistils in a single flower, i. e. a fused cluster of several fruits, each one formed from an individual ovary, as in the clustered drupelets of the raspberry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

[...] fruit formé par l'ensemble de plusieurs carpelles accolés, mais non soudés.

OBS

Ceux qui proviennent de plusieurs ovaires appartenant à des fleurs distinctes.

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
CONT

The so-called beet seed is really a cluster of seeds fused together, and it usually produces more than one plant when it germinates.... Monogerm seed, from which only one plant will grow, is now available...

OBS

When unprocessed, multigerm seed were used (in sugarbeet planting) the blocking and thinning operations were done almost entirely by hand.

Key term(s)
  • single germ seed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
DEF

Semence donnant naissance à une seule plantule, alors que la semence habituelle en donne plusieurs; ce résultat peut être obtenu par voie génétique (semence monogénétique) ou par traitement mécanique.

CONT

Pour la betterave, la semence est un glomérule qui renferme plusieurs graines (2 à 5 en général). [...] Les travaux de sélection ont permis d'obtenir des semences monogermes génétiques, c'est-à-dire des glomérules à une seule graine, qui permettent un semis de précision et suppriment le démariage.

Spanish

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