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AUTOCHORE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Plant Biology
- Botany
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- autochorous
1, record 1, English, autochorous
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- autochor 2, record 1, English, autochor
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If the dispersal is achieved only through devices that the plant itself produces then it is spoken of self-dispersal or autochory. If extern factors such as wind, water, animals, etc. are involved, then the mode of dispersal is called allochor. Only rarely are the seeds spread on their own, usually the whole seed-containing fruit is scattered. Among the autochor modes of dispersal is flinging and spurting of seeds. 2, record 1, English, - autochorous
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "autochore" (or "autochorous plant") and "autochory". 3, record 1, English, - autochorous
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Biologie végétale
- Botanique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- autochore
1, record 1, French, autochore
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de la dissémination de semences lorsqu’elle est effectuée par la plante elle-même. 2, record 1, French, - autochore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Cucurbitacées]. La propagation se fait soit par voie végétative(tubercule, enracinement aux nœuds, etc.), soit surtout par graines à dissémination autochore, zoochore ou, plus rarement, anémochore. 1, record 1, French, - autochore
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-11-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Plant Biology
- Ecology (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- autochore
1, record 2, English, autochore
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- autochorous plant 2, record 2, English, autochorous%20plant
proposal
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plant that is the major agent in the distribution of its own seeds or spores (as by special ejecting organs). 3, record 2, English, - autochore
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Biologie végétale
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plante autochore
1, record 2, French, plante%20autochore
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme proposé sur le modèle de «dissémination autochore», relevé dans le contexte qui suit. 1, record 2, French, - plante%20autochore
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Cucurbitacées]. La propagation se fait soit par voie végétative(tubercule, enracinement aux nœuds, etc.), soit surtout par graines à dissémination autochore, zoochore ou, plus rarement, anémochore. 2, record 2, French, - plante%20autochore
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-06-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Plant Biology
- Botany
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- autochory
1, record 3, English, autochory
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- self-dispersal 2, record 3, English, self%2Ddispersal
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispersal via expulsion mechanisms. 3, record 3, English, - autochory
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If the dispersal is achieved only through devices that the plant itself produces then it is spoken of self-dispersal or autochory. If extern factors such as wind, water, animals, etc. are involved, then the mode of dispersal is called allochor. Only rarely are the seeds spread on their own, usually the whole seed-containing fruit is scattered. Among the autochor modes of dispersal is flinging and spurting of seeds. 2, record 3, English, - autochory
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Autochory. Some plants have developed mechanical means to spread their own seeds. e.g. Carragana arborescens. 4, record 3, English, - autochory
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Biologie végétale
- Botanique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- autochorie
1, record 3, French, autochorie
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi «autochore» et «plante autochore». 1, record 3, French, - autochorie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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