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HARD PINCH [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1991-06-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hard pinch
1, record 1, English, hard%20pinch
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pinch which removes enough terminal growth that it can be used as a cutting. 1, record 1, English, - hard%20pinch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The second pinch is called the hard pinch. 2, record 1, English, - hard%20pinch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Pinching removes the terminal growing point of the plant, and causes growth of the lateral branches... A hard pinch, which removes more than one inch of the growing tip, may check the growth of the plant. 1, record 1, English, - hard%20pinch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Technique used with cut flower crops. 2, record 1, English, - hard%20pinch
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Floriculture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pincement de la tige
1, record 1, French, pincement%20de%20la%20tige
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plantes ornementales. 1, record 1, French, - pincement%20de%20la%20tige
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-08-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Energy Transformation
- Thermonuclear fusion
- Atomic Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tubular pinch 1, record 2, English, tubular%20pinch
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- inverse pinch 1, record 2, English, inverse%20pinch
- hard core pinch 1, record 2, English, hard%20core%20pinch
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pinch of a tubular plasma in which a longitudinal current is flowing; the return current of this discharge passes through a metallic conductor centred upon the discharge. The plasma is in an annular region around the central conductor confined by two opposed magnetic pressures. 1, record 2, English, - tubular%20pinch
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transformation de l'énergie
- Fusion thermonucléaire
- Physique atomique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- striction tubulaire
1, record 2, French, striction%20tubulaire
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- striction inverse 1, record 2, French, striction%20inverse
feminine noun
- striction à conducteur central 1, record 2, French, striction%20%C3%A0%20conducteur%20central
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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