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ANCESTRAL VARIETY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-05-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Vegetable Crop Production
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heirloom variety
1, record 1, English, heirloom%20variety
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ancestral variety 2, record 1, English, ancestral%20variety
correct
- traditional variety 3, record 1, English, traditional%20variety
correct
- heritage variety 1, record 1, English, heritage%20variety
correct
- earlier variety 4, record 1, English, earlier%20variety
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variety that has not been hybridized industrially. 5, record 1, English, - heirloom%20variety
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It was in the 1970s that hybrid seeds began to proliferate in the commercial seed trade. Some heirloom varieties are much older; some are apparently pre-historic. 1, record 1, English, - heirloom%20variety
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Production légumière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- variété ancestrale
1, record 1, French, vari%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20ancestrale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- variété patrimoniale 2, record 1, French, vari%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20patrimoniale
correct, feminine noun
- variété traditionnelle 3, record 1, French, vari%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20traditionnelle
correct, feminine noun
- variété ancienne 2, record 1, French, vari%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20ancienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété qui n'a pas été hybridée de façon industrielle. 4, record 1, French, - vari%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20ancestrale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] pour qu'une variété soit reconnue comme patrimoniale, elle doit avoir été introduite sur le marché il y a plus de 50 ans, ou avant 1940 [...] 5, record 1, French, - vari%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20ancestrale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Producción hortícola
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- variedad tradicional
1, record 1, Spanish, variedad%20tradicional
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- variedad antigua 2, record 1, Spanish, variedad%20antigua
correct, feminine noun
- variedad reliquia 3, record 1, Spanish, variedad%20reliquia
correct, feminine noun
- variedad de herencia 4, record 1, Spanish, variedad%20de%20herencia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las variedades antiguas o tradicionales son el resultado del proceso de selección del agricultor que durante años ha seleccionado las variedades que mejor se adaptan a las características de su territorio. 2, record 1, Spanish, - variedad%20tradicional
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... un porcentaje de consumidores que conoce y valora el sabor característico del tomate ha optado y está dispuesto a pagar más por variedades de herencia (heirloom), usualmente producidas a nivel local y en temporada. 5, record 1, Spanish, - variedad%20tradicional
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