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FLOWERING SHOOT [1 record]

Record 1 2007-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
  • Botany
CONT

The terms "branch bud" and "wood bud" have been applied to leaf buds but since a flowering shoot is also a "branch", and the axis becomes woody, these terms are not as descriptive as "leaf bud".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arboriculture fruitière
  • Botanique
DEF

Petite branche mince et de faible longueur chargée de boutons à fleurs chez les arbres fruitiers à noyau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fruticultura
  • Botánica
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