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Record 1 2013-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Materials
  • Agriculture - General
DEF

A composite panel product derived from recovered agricultural waste fiber from sources including, but not limited to, cereal straw, sugarcane bagasse, sunflower husk, walnut shells, coconut husks, and agricultural prunings.

OBS

The term "agrifiber" describes a class of raw materials derived from plants, mostly grain crops. After harvest, the non-edible parts of the plant — the stalks or "straw" — are left over and must be disposed of.

Key term(s)
  • agri-fibre board
  • agri-fiber board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction
  • Agriculture - Généralités
DEF

Panneau composite produit à base de fibres de déchets agricoles récupérées provenant de fibres de céréales, de bagasse de canne à sucre, d’écales de graines de tournesol, de coquilles de noix, d’écorce de noix de coco et de copeaux d’élagage.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
OBS

orchard management

OBS

Branches and twigs removed from trees by pruning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arboriculture fruitière
DEF

Branches inutiles ou nuisibles retranchées d'un arbre.

OBS

conduite du verger

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fruticultura
DEF

Ramas inútiles y desperdicios que se han quitado de los árboles.

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Record 3 2002-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
DEF

Plant clippings, prunings and other discarded material from yards and gardens.

OBS

[Rubbish which] consists of prunings, grass clippings, weeds, leaves, and garden wastes... Yard rubbish--essentially a part of combustible rubbish--is defined separately because cities frequently make different arrangements for its collection and disposal...

OBS

for "garden waste" : "Garden waste(s)/refuse" is usually considered a part of "yard rubbish" although the terms are sometimes used synonymously. Whether synonymous or not, however, both terms correspond to "résidus de jardin", as "jardin" can include the concept of both "garden" and "yard".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
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Record 4 1992-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biomass Energy
OBS

Collection, like transport and storage, is one of the basic technical and economic components of the processes of converting Biomass into energy. In recent years much progress has been made in R & D and industrial applications for the collection of all types of Biomass resources/feedstock, which ranges from orchard prunings to tree-felling waste, from straw to seaweed, from specific energy crops to arable-farming residues of any kind.

Key term(s)
  • biomass harvesting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie de la biomasse
DEF

Opération ayant pour objet la cueillette des produits de la biomasse.

OBS

Par exemple, au plan de la foresterie, la récolte consistera à récupérer les produits issus de peuplements entiers destinés à la biomasse (plantations énergétiques), les résidus d'exploitation ou les souches.

OBS

"Ramassage de la biomasse" a été proposé d'après "ramassage de la matière végétale" tiré du chapitre consacré à l'exploitation de la biomasse, page 50 et suivantes de "La biomasse - énergie verte" (Code de source : BIENE) publié en 1981.

Spanish

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