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SOL TEXTURE FINE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Wood
- Natural Construction Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aromatic cedar
1, record 1, English, aromatic%20cedar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A highly aromatic red cedar with white streaks, used for fence posts, shingles, and mothproof closet linings. 1, record 1, English, - aromatic%20cedar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sortes de bois
- Matériaux de construction naturels
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cèdre rouge
1, record 1, French, c%C3%A8dre%20rouge
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bois mi-léger et tendre, non résistant, aromatique, à fine texture, non poreux, rose rouge; [...] il est recherché pour la confection de coffres et de garde-robes à l'épreuve des mites. Il est durable au contact du sol et, là où il croît, on s’en sert comme piquets de clôture. 1, record 1, French, - c%C3%A8dre%20rouge
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-04-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Planting Techniques (Farming)
- Plant and Crop Production
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- furrow drilling
1, record 2, English, furrow%20drilling
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- furrow sowing 1, record 2, English, furrow%20sowing
correct
- furrow planting 2, record 2, English, furrow%20planting
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Furrow Planting: Usually, growers will use a hoe to create a straight furrow in the soil, plant a couple of seeds every couple of inches along the furrow and then use the hoe to re-cover the furrow with soil. Plants are easier to weed and to thin out when they're in a straight line, assuming you leave a couple of feet between the rows to walk. 2, record 2, English, - furrow%20drilling
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Techniques de plantation
- Cultures (Agriculture)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- semis en sillons
1, record 2, French, semis%20en%20sillons
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Semis en sillons. Un sillon est creusé dans le sol non labouré et les semences y sont déposées à une profondeur opportune. Plusieurs combinaisons d’accessoires de tassement des semences et roues plombeuses servent à remplir le sillon afin d’assurer un bon contact semence-sol. Il s’agit du semis direct dans sa forme la plus pure; il est idéal pour le soya, le blé et d’autres céréales dans de nombreux types de sols. Le semis en sillons n’ est pas très efficace dans les résidus de cultures abondants et dans les sols humides à texture fine. 2, record 2, French, - semis%20en%20sillons
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-07-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- surface sealing
1, record 3, English, surface%20sealing
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- soil capping 2, record 3, English, soil%20capping
- sealing 3, record 3, English, sealing
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] effect as a result of the mechanical action of raindrops in breaking down the soil aggregates and subsequent inwash of the finer soil particles. 4, record 3, English, - surface%20sealing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If the soil is of poor structure - low in humus - watch it against possible surface sealing after heavy rain. 5, record 3, English, - surface%20sealing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- battance
1, record 3, French, battance
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- colmatage de surface 2, record 3, French, colmatage%20de%20surface
correct, masculine noun
- glaçage 3, record 3, French, gla%C3%A7age
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Destruction, sous l'action des eaux de pluie(orages), de la structure en surface du sol : celle-ci se présente comme une pellicule continue, à texture fine et luisante lorsqu'elle est saturée en eau. 3, record 3, French, - battance
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les sols riches en sable fin et en limon et pauvres en matière organique sont particulièrement sujets à la battance. L’irrigation par aspersion, surtout à forte intensité pluviométrique, est une cause de battance. 4, record 3, French, - battance
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le colmatage à la surface du sol résulte de l’action mécanique des gouttes de pluie qui, en tombant, brisent les agrégats du sol et lessivent les particules de sol plus fines qui alors obstruent les pores. 2, record 3, French, - battance
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] l’effet de la pluie [entraîne la] formation d’une pellicule ou d’une mince croûte [...] dite croûte de battance. 4, record 3, French, - battance
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- batiente
1, record 3, Spanish, batiente
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- encostramiento superficial 1, record 3, Spanish, encostramiento%20superficial
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-04-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- soil suction
1, record 4, English, soil%20suction
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- soil water suction 2, record 4, English, soil%20water%20suction
- soil water tension 2, record 4, English, soil%20water%20tension
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Negative pore pressure created by capillary attraction in fine soils and in unsaturated soils. 3, record 4, English, - soil%20suction
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Soil suction [means] water pressure within a soil which is less than atmospheric pressure. 4, record 4, English, - soil%20suction
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Suction is directly related to pore size and, hence capillarity and may be measured by tensiometer, suction or pressure plate, pressure membrane apparatus or vapour absorption methods. 5, record 4, English, - soil%20suction
Record 4, Key term(s)
- soil succion
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Mécanique des sols
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tension
1, record 4, French, tension
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- succion 2, record 4, French, succion
correct, feminine noun
- succion du sol 3, record 4, French, succion%20du%20sol
correct, feminine noun
- succion capillaire 4, record 4, French, succion%20capillaire
correct, feminine noun
- succion capillaire du sol 5, record 4, French, succion%20capillaire%20du%20sol
correct, feminine noun
- tension d'humidité 1, record 4, French, tension%20d%27humidit%C3%A9
feminine noun
- pression capillaire 1, record 4, French, pression%20capillaire
see observation, feminine noun
- tension capillaire 1, record 4, French, tension%20capillaire
see observation, feminine noun
- pression de succion 1, record 4, French, pression%20de%20succion
see observation, feminine noun
- déficit de pression 1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9ficit%20de%20pression
see observation, masculine noun
- potentiel capillaire 1, record 4, French, potentiel%20capillaire
avoid, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pression négative par rapport à la pression atmosphérique, à laquelle est soumise l’eau retenue dans un milieu poreux non saturé (et dans la frange capillaire) sous l’effet des forces capillaires. 1, record 4, French, - tension
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les racines extraient l'eau du sol par succion osmotique, causée par les sels dissous dans leurs tissus. Le sol, quant à lui, retient l'eau par succion capillaire. Cette succion est d’autant plus forte que le sol est plus sec. Il y a donc compétition entre le sol et les racines pour aspirer l'eau. [...] Les sols à texture fine(argiles, limons) ont des interstices plus petits et un rapport surface/volume des particules plus élevé que les sols à texture plus grossière(sables). Ils exercent donc sur l'eau une plus grande succion capillaire. 6, record 4, French, - tension
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Succion. Le terme succion du sol est utilisé pour désigner un déficit de pression (inférieur à la pression atmosphérique), une pression négative de l’eau des pores (Silvai, 1966). Par opposition aux pressions positives des pores, la succion du sol peut varier dans un très large éventail : la pression de l’eau des pores oscille, généralement en mécanique des sols, entre 0 à 500 kPa, et la succion du sol varie de 0 et 100 MPa. 3, record 4, French, - tension
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pression capillaire; tension capillaire; pression de succion; déficit de pression : Les auteurs du «Dictionnaire français d’hydrogéologie» ne recommandent pas l’usage de ces termes qui sont jugés inutiles, impropres ou ambigus (pluralité de sens). Leur emploi est particulièrement déconseillé. 7, record 4, French, - tension
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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