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AQUAPONICS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-09-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aquaculture
- Plant and Crop Production
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aquaponics
1, record 1, English, aquaponics
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aquaponics is a food production system that couples aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as fish, crayfish, snails or prawns in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) whereby the nutrient-rich aquaculture water is fed to hydroponically grown plants, where nitrifying bacteria convert ammonia into nitrates. 2, record 1, English, - aquaponics
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Aquaculture
- Cultures (Agriculture)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aquaponie
1, record 1, French, aquaponie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- culture aquaponique 2, record 1, French, culture%20aquaponique
correct, feminine noun
- aquaculture hydroponique 3, record 1, French, aquaculture%20hydroponique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Association, dans un même lieu, d'un élevage de poissons ou de crustacés et d'une culture hydroponique, qui permet des échanges à bénéfices réciproques. 3, record 1, French, - aquaponie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans l'aquaponie, les plantes purifient l'eau des bassins séparés où sont parqués poissons et crustacés, tandis que ces derniers apportent, par leurs déjections, les fertilisants nécessaires aux plantes. 3, record 1, French, - aquaponie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
aquaponie; aquaculture hydroponique : désignations et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 12 septembre 2023. 4, record 1, French, - aquaponie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Acuicultura
- Producción vegetal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- acuaponía
1, record 1, Spanish, acuapon%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La acuaponía consiste en la integración de dos métodos de cultivos: la acuacultura, que involucra el cultivo de especies acuáticas y la hidroponía, para la producción de cultivos vegetales con base en soluciones nutritivas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - acuapon%C3%ADa
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-02-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Aquaculture
- Plant and Crop Production
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- vertical aquaponics
1, record 2, English, vertical%20aquaponics
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Aquaculture
- Cultures (Agriculture)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- aquaponie verticale
1, record 2, French, aquaponie%20verticale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aquaponie dans laquelle les unités de culture sont disposées verticalement en plusieurs étages au-dessus des unités d'élevage. 2, record 2, French, - aquaponie%20verticale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aquaponie verticale : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 12 septembre 2023. 3, record 2, French, - aquaponie%20verticale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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