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HARDENING OFF [3 records]

Record 1 2022-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aquaculture
CONT

Beach culture is used to grow organisms like clams for both nursery culture and hardening off of oysters. Techniques used include... low fences to keep oysters on the farm tenure...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aquaculture
DEF

Clôture de faible hauteur faite de piquets de bois jointifs qui limite les parcs à huîtres découvrants.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acuicultura
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Record 2 2012-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horticulture
DEF

The process of gradually acclimatizing greenhouse- or hotbed-grown plants to outdoor growing conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horticulture
DEF

Adaptation graduelle des plantes cultivées en serre ou en couche chaude à des conditions de température extérieures.

CONT

Lorsqu'un organisme vivant est soumis à des conditions progressivement de plus en plus défavorables (gel, sécheresse, vent, ...), il réagit dans certaines limites par un endurcissement. Un changement brutal de conditions ne permettant pas l'endurcissement est souvent dommageable, voire catastrophique [...]

OBS

Le «Dictionnaire encyclopédique d'agrométéorologie - (code de source DENAG)» étend la notion d'endurcissement à tout organisme vivant, animaux aussi bien que végétaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Horticultura
DEF

Proceso de adaptación de una planta crecida en invernadero o en un ambiente controlado a las condiciones ambientales del exterior.

CONT

Se consigue reduciendo la disponibilidad de agua, bajando la temperatura, incrementando la intensidad luminosa o reduciendo la disponibilidad de sustancias nutritivas. El endurecimiento acondiciona las plantas para sobrevivir después del trasplante.

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Record 3 1991-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

An image in relief in colour photography produced by hardening the exposed portions of a usually gelatinous colloid layer and washing off the unhardened portions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie

Spanish

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