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PRE-SPROUTING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-06-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Plant and Crop Production
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pre-sprouting period
1, record 1, English, pre%2Dsprouting%20period
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pre-sprouting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Cultures (Agriculture)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- période de prégermination
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9riode%20de%20pr%C3%A9germination
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Key term(s)
- prégermination
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-07-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Root and Tuber Crops
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- green sprouting
1, record 2, English, green%20sprouting
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pre-sprouting 2, record 2, English, pre%2Dsprouting
correct
- chitting 2, record 2, English, chitting
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The practice of allowing potatoes which are to be used for seed to be exposed to the air and light until small, sturdy, green sprouts appear at the eyes. 3, record 2, English, - green%20sprouting
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chitting (also called green sprouting, pre-sprouting) involves holding seed tubers for a period of time at cool temperatures in the light prior to planting. This process ... results in earlier emergence ... 4, record 2, English, - green%20sprouting
Record 2, Key term(s)
- presprouting
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Culture des plantes sarclées
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prégermination
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9germination
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- germination en vert 1, record 2, French, germination%20en%20vert
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
des pommes de terre de semence; se fait dans un germoir 1, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9germination
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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