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BARE-ROOT SEEDLING [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Planting Techniques (Farming)
- Nurseries (Farming)
- Silviculture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- containerized seedling
1, record 1, English, containerized%20seedling
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- container seedling 2, record 1, English, container%20seedling
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A seedling grown in a container and that is to be planted with roots still in its growth medium. 2, record 1, English, - containerized%20seedling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Containerized seedlings have advantages.... These include improving survival and growth of some species, extending the planting season, adjusting planting time for adverse sites... For the near future, the use of containerized seedling should become a valuable supplement to bare-root seedlings. 1, record 1, English, - containerized%20seedling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Techniques de plantation
- Pépinières
- Sylviculture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- semis en conteneur
1, record 1, French, semis%20en%20conteneur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- semis en récipient 2, record 1, French, semis%20en%20r%C3%A9cipient
correct, masculine noun
- semis en contenant 2, record 1, French, semis%20en%20contenant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La quasi-totalité des techniques "nouvelles" de production repose sur une idée de base commune et d'ailleurs utilisée depuis fort longtemps : il s'agit d'amortir la crise de transplantation en installant le système racinaire dans un récipient (...). [Dans] les pays à saisons de végétation et de plantation très courtes (...) on a développé des techniques de production élaborées, de semis en petits conteneurs, pouvant être traités intensivement. (...) Dans ces pays, il est plus facile et moins coûteux de produire et de planter ces semis en petits conteneurs que les plants à racines nues. 3, record 1, French, - semis%20en%20conteneur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Planting Techniques (Farming)
- Nurseries (Farming)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bare root seedling
1, record 2, English, bare%20root%20seedling
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bare-root seedling 2, record 2, English, bare%2Droot%20seedling
correct
- bareroot seedling 3, record 2, English, bareroot%20seedling
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Stock whose roots are exposed at the time of planting (as opposed to container or plug seedlings). 4, record 2, English, - bare%20root%20seedling
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Seedlings are grown in nursery seedbeds and lifted from the soil in which they are grown to be planted in the field. 4, record 2, English, - bare%20root%20seedling
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In bare-root nurseries, seedlings are grown in exposed seedbeds under specialized farming practices, removed from the soil, and shipped to the planting site with roots bare. 1, record 2, English, - bare%20root%20seedling
Record 2, Key term(s)
- bare-rooted seedling
- barerooted seedling
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Techniques de plantation
- Pépinières
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- semis à racines nues
1, record 2, French, semis%20%C3%A0%20racines%20nues
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Semis dont les racines ont été dégagées du sol. 2, record 2, French, - semis%20%C3%A0%20racines%20nues
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on considère que les semis produits dans des contenants sont moins exposés que les semis à racines nues lors du transport et de la plantation. 3, record 2, French, - semis%20%C3%A0%20racines%20nues
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1984-07-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nurseries (Farming)
- Silviculture
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- planting season
1, record 3, English, planting%20season
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A comparatively recent development in seedling production is the use of container techniques.... This technique was originally established by foresters in cold, northern climates, where the difficulties of successfully producing and planting conventional bare-root seedlings were substantial.... Under some conditions it offers a number of advantages : flexibility of production, improved success in seedling survival on some sites, and extension of the planting season. 1, record 3, English, - planting%20season
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pépinières
- Sylviculture
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- saison de plantation
1, record 3, French, saison%20de%20plantation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mais il faut être prudent en comparant (...) (des) chiffres, car le rythme de plantation par jour/homme peut varier en fonction de la difficulté du terrain, de la densité de la plantation et (...) de la façon d'établir ces données. De même, il faut se garder d'affirmer que la saison de plantation se confond avec la saison de végétation, dans ces pays (Finlande et Canada), avec les semis en godets. Il faut dire simplement qu'ils permettent d'étendre notablement la saison de plantation. 1, record 3, French, - saison%20de%20plantation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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