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POLINIZACION INSECTOS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-08-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant and Crop Production
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cross-pollinated
1, record 1, English, cross%2Dpollinated
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to a plant which has undergone cross pollination. 2, record 1, English, - cross%2Dpollinated
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cross pollination: the transference of pollen from one flower plant to another. 2, record 1, English, - cross%2Dpollinated
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cultures (Agriculture)
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- allogame
1, record 1, French, allogame
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- à pollinisation croisée 1, record 1, French, %C3%A0%20pollinisation%20crois%C3%A9e
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de la pollinisation du stigmate d'une fleur par le pollen d'une autre fleur, y compris, le cas échéant, d'une fleur du même pied. (d'après LAROG, 1982, v. 1, p. 340) 2, record 1, French, - allogame
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Producción vegetal
- Biología vegetal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- alógama
1, record 1, Spanish, al%C3%B3gama
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dícese de la polinización que se da entre plantas diferentes. 2, record 1, Spanish, - al%C3%B3gama
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hay dos tipos de plantas : autógamas y alógamas. Las primeras se autofecundan, por lo que no necesitan ninguna planta de la misma especie o de otra para reproducirse; las segundas(con polinización abierta y/o cruzada), en cambio, son fecundadas mediante la transferencia del polen de la flor de una planta a otra por medio de insectos, el viento u otros agentes. 1, record 1, Spanish, - al%C3%B3gama
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-06-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- entomophily
1, record 2, English, entomophily
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The efficiency of entomophily in the hermaphrodite flower is based on the deposition of pollen on the stigma while the insect is gathering pollen for food at the same visit. (Pollination Mechanisms Reproduction and Plant Breeding, 1977, p. 52). 2, record 2, English, - entomophily
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- entomophilie
1, record 2, French, entomophilie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pollinisation d'un végétal par l'intermédiaire d'un insecte. 2, record 2, French, - entomophilie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En confiant la poudre fertilisante non plus aux caprices du vent [...] mais à l'insecte, dont on sait [...] qu'il va d'une fleur à l'autre, l'entomophilie augmente l'efficacité reproductrice des individus et les chances de survie des espèces. (Évolution et sexualité des plantes, 1970, page 111). 3, record 2, French, - entomophilie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- entomofilia
1, record 2, Spanish, entomofilia
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Polinización realizada por insectos. 1, record 2, Spanish, - entomofilia
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