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BORE HOLE POISONING [1 record]

Record 1 1998-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Plant Diseases
DEF

Boring a series of downward-sloping holes round a living stem and charging these with poison (liquid, crystal or powder) with the object of killing the tree.

Key term(s)
  • bore hole poisoning

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Maladies des plantes
DEF

Méthode visant à empoisonner un arbre par l'application d'un poison liquide, en cristaux ou en poudre à l'intérieur de cavités obliques que l'on a percées préalablement.

Spanish

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