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INSECT POLLINATION [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-04-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plastic Materials
- Vegetable Crop Production
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- greenhouse plastic
1, record 1, English, greenhouse%20plastic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Greenhouse plastics affect tomato pollination by influencing bee activity and bee loss through the ventilation systems. There is a significant difference in bee loss among plastic types ... . CT plastic, one of the less commonly used greenhouse plastics, experienced less bee loss than AT Duratherm, Patilux, and both AT Bee Poly and De Klerk together ... . The likely explanation for these results is that under CT plastic, bees are less able to visually detect the open vents because of the relatively small contrast between the transmitted light and the light through the vents. Our spectrophotometry results ... indicate that of the plastics tested, only CT plastic allows transmission of UV light. Because of this, fewer bees fly out of these greenhouses and die during the winter months. 1, record 1, English, - greenhouse%20plastic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Greenhouse tomatoes and pollination by bumblebees.... Bumble bee keeping in greenhouses has encountered some problems because of the escape of the bees... through open vents in late winter and early spring.... New understandings in insect colour vision(Backhaus 1993) have suggested ways by which the visual target of the open vents(daylight with UV)... versus the greenhouse roof and walls(attenuated UV) can be disguised by coloured transparent flaps or blocked by screening so that the bees are not attracted and can not escape. The former would be easier and cheaper. UV light encourages the germination of spores of grey mould(Botrytis), so UV opaque plastics are favoured. 1, record 1, English, - greenhouse%20plastic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matières plastiques
- Production légumière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plastique de serre
1, record 1, French, plastique%20de%20serre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plastique de serre : contribution des matériaux plastiques à la maîtrise du microclimat. 2, record 1, French, - plastique%20de%20serre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Materiales plásticos
- Producción hortícola
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- plástico de invernadero
1, record 1, Spanish, pl%C3%A1stico%20de%20invernadero
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-06-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- entomophily
1, record 2, English, entomophily
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The efficiency of entomophily in the hermaphrodite flower is based on the deposition of pollen on the stigma while the insect is gathering pollen for food at the same visit.(Pollination Mechanisms Reproduction and Plant Breeding, 1977, p. 52). 2, record 2, English, - entomophily
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- entomophilie
1, record 2, French, entomophilie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pollinisation d'un végétal par l'intermédiaire d'un insecte. 2, record 2, French, - entomophilie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En confiant la poudre fertilisante non plus aux caprices du vent [...] mais à l'insecte, dont on sait [...] qu'il va d'une fleur à l'autre, l'entomophilie augmente l'efficacité reproductrice des individus et les chances de survie des espèces. (Évolution et sexualité des plantes, 1970, page 111). 3, record 2, French, - entomophilie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- entomofilia
1, record 2, Spanish, entomofilia
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Polinización realizada por insectos. 1, record 2, Spanish, - entomofilia
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-01-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- insect pollination
1, record 3, English, insect%20pollination
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The transfer of pollen to the female part of the plant by insects. 1, record 3, English, - insect%20pollination
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pollinisation entomophile
1, record 3, French, pollinisation%20entomophile
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transport du pollen vers la fleur femelle de la plante par les insectes. 2, record 3, French, - pollinisation%20entomophile
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pollinisation entomophile notamment par les abeilles et beaucoup d'autres hyménoptères est tributaire des conditions météorologiques qui peuvent être plus ou moins favorables au vol et au travail des insectes. 3, record 3, French, - pollinisation%20entomophile
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Types de pollinisation : La pollinisation se fait par le transport du pollen depuis les étamines au stigmate. Ce transport peut être effectué par différents vecteurs ou transporteurs : le vent (pollinisation anémophile), l'eau (hydrophile), les animaux (zoophile) dont : les mollusques (malacophile), les oiseaux (ornithophile), les insectes (entomophile). 4, record 3, French, - pollinisation%20entomophile
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biología vegetal
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- polinización entomófila
1, record 3, Spanish, polinizaci%C3%B3n%20entom%C3%B3fila
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- polinización por insectos 2, record 3, Spanish, polinizaci%C3%B3n%20por%20insectos
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transporte de polen por insectos a la parte femenina de las plantas. 2, record 3, Spanish, - polinizaci%C3%B3n%20entom%C3%B3fila
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-11-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Horticulture
- Zoology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- chiropterophily
1, record 4, English, chiropterophily
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pollination biology.... pollination : transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma involving one or more flowers.... anemophily(wind)... entomophily(insect)... ornithophily(birds)... chiropterophily(bat)... hydrophily(water)... nectar : watery fluid containing sugar and other dissolved materials secreted by special glands nectaries : floral(on flowers) and extrafloral(elsewhere). 2, record 4, English, - chiropterophily
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Horticulture
- Zoologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chéiroptérophilie
1, record 4, French, ch%C3%A9iropt%C3%A9rophilie
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- chiroptérogamie 2, record 4, French, chiropt%C3%A9rogamie
proposal, feminine noun
- cheiroptérogamie 3, record 4, French, cheiropt%C3%A9rogamie
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pollinisation par les chauve-souris. 3, record 4, French, - ch%C3%A9iropt%C3%A9rophilie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chiroptérogame, syn. : chéiroptérophile (adj.) : Se dit des fleurs dont la pollinisation est assurée par la visite de chauve-souris. 4, record 4, French, - ch%C3%A9iropt%C3%A9rophilie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Horticultura
- Zoología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- quiropterofilia
1, record 4, Spanish, quiropterofilia
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Polinización a través de murciélagos. 1, record 4, Spanish, - quiropterofilia
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-06-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Plastic Materials
- Optics
- Beekeeping
- Vegetable Crop Production
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- CT plastic
1, record 5, English, CT%20plastic
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- coloured transparent plastic 2, record 5, English, coloured%20transparent%20plastic
proposal
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Greenhouse plastics effect tomato pollination by influencing bee activity and bee loss through the ventilation systems. There is a significant difference in bee loss among plastic types ... . CT plastic, one of the less commonly used greenhouse plastics, experienced less bee loss than AT Duratherm, Patilux, and both AT Bee Poly and De Klerk together ... . The likely explanation for these results is that under CT plastic, bees are less able to visually detect the open vents because of the relatively small contrast between the transmitted light and the light through the vents. Our spectrophotometry results ... indicate that of the plastics tested, only CT plastic allows transmission of UV light. Because of this, fewer bees fly out of these greenhouses and die during the winter months. 1, record 5, English, - CT%20plastic
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Greenhouse tomatoes and pollination by bumblebees.... Bumble bee keeping in greenhouses has encountered some problems because of the escape of the bees... through open vents in late winter and early spring.... New understandings in insect colour vision(Backhaus 1993) have suggested ways by which the visual target of the open vents(daylight with UV)... versus the greenhouse roof and walls(attenuated UV) can be disguised by coloured transparent flaps or blocked by screening so that the bees are not attracted and can not escape. The former would be easier and cheaper. UV light encourages the germination of spores of grey mould(Botrytis), so UV opaque plastics are favoured. 1, record 5, English, - CT%20plastic
Record 5, Key term(s)
- colored transparent plastic
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Matières plastiques
- Optique
- Élevage des abeilles
- Production légumière
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- plastique transparent teinté
1, record 5, French, plastique%20transparent%20teint%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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