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TUBE PLANTING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
- Nurseries (Farming)
- Planting Techniques (Farming)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Pottiputki
1, record 1, English, Pottiputki
correct, trademark
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Potti-Putki 2, record 1, English, Potti%2DPutki
trademark
- Potti-putki 3, record 1, English, Potti%2Dputki
- pot tube 3, record 1, English, pot%20tube
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For out-planting, the paperpot system offers two planting tools, the Potti-putki, or pot tube, and the "motor mole". The Potti-putki is a hollow planting tool with moveable jaws. The operator dibbles the jaws into the ground and after opening a cavity with the foot pedal, he drops plant and container through the tube into the ground. 3, record 1, English, - Pottiputki
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage agricole et horticole
- Pépinières
- Techniques de plantation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pottiputki
1, record 1, French, pottiputki
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] plantoirs pour godets de papier [...] 1, record 1, French, - pottiputki
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le cas du système Walters à cartouches, il est possible de mettre le plant en terre sans se pencher, en utilisant un fusil plantoir. C'est également possible pour le godet-papier japonais avec le «pottiputki» finlandais. 1, record 1, French, - pottiputki
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il est possible que «pottiputki» soit une marque déposée, mais les sources consultées ne le précisent pas. 2, record 1, French, - pottiputki
Record 1, Key term(s)
- potti-putki
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-04-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Silviculture
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tube planting
1, record 2, English, tube%20planting
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sleeve planting 2, record 2, English, sleeve%20planting
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Setting out young trees in narrow, open-ended cylinders of various materials, in which they have been raised from seed or into which they have been transplanted. 2, record 2, English, - tube%20planting
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sylviculture
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plantation de semis en tube
1, record 2, French, plantation%20de%20semis%20en%20tube
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plantation de jeunes plants cultivés dans des cylindres étroits aux extrémités ouvertes, composés de matériaux divers, à partir de graines ou de plants repiqués. 1, record 2, French, - plantation%20de%20semis%20en%20tube
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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