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SAINFOIN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- yellow hedysarum
1, record 1, English, yellow%20hedysarum
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sainfoin jaune
1, record 1, French, sainfoin%20jaune
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sainfoin jaune proposition du Musée canadien de la nature, Section de l'herbier national. 1, record 1, French, - sainfoin%20jaune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb. a des fleurs jaune pâle et pousse dans les bois et les forêts subalpines peu denses. 2, record 1, French, - sainfoin%20jaune
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-08-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vegetable Crop Production
- Botany
- Food Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- legume
1, record 2, English, legume
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any plant of the legume family, esp. those used for feed, food, or as a soil improving crop. 2, record 2, English, - legume
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Includes) important food and forage plants (as peas, beans, or clovers). 3, record 2, English, - legume
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term used at the Canadian Grain Commission. 4, record 2, English, - legume
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Production légumière
- Botanique
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- légumineuse
1, record 2, French, l%C3%A9gumineuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plante de la famille (ou superfamille) des légumineuses, très vaste groupe botanique [...]. 2, record 2, French, - l%C3%A9gumineuse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En agriculture, on distingue les légumineuses fourragères(luzerne, trèfle, sainfoin) et les légumineuses à grains cultivées pour l'alimentation humaine(fève, haricot lentille, pois) et animale(féverole, pois, soja). 2, record 2, French, - l%C3%A9gumineuse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plant and Crop Production
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- be long lived 1, record 3, English, be%20long%20lived
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
the acreage in seed production is stable because the species is long lived. 1, record 3, English, - be%20long%20lived
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Cultures (Agriculture)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- produire pendant de nombreuses années 1, record 3, French, produire%20pendant%20de%20nombreuses%20ann%C3%A9es
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
un sainfoin peut durer plusieurs années, mais ses rendements diminuent rapidement : il y a intérêt à ne pas le garder plus de deux ans.(H. Condé, Cours d’agriculture moderne, La Maison rustique, Paris, 1968, p. 293) 1, record 3, French, - produire%20pendant%20de%20nombreuses%20ann%C3%A9es
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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