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FRUIT VERGER [2 records]

Record 1 2007-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
OBS

In the U.S., if a grower grows the fruit and ships it fresh, he is a plum grower. If he dries the fruit, he is a prune grower.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Arboriculture fruitière
CONT

Le pruniculteur(ils sont 2 400 en France) doit opérer sur les arbres de son verger deux types de tâches essentielles :-la taille durant l'hiver. Durant [cinq] ans, le prunier ne produira aucun fruit et le pruniculteur ne procède qu'à des tailles de formation de son arbre, mais dès que le prunier arrivera à maturité, on parlera de taille de fructification.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Fruticultura
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Record 2 2004-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
CONT

Asian pears will often have fruit the first year. They are the easiest tree fruit to grow. Apples, European pears, and figs are also easy to grow.

CONT

Many tree fruit varieties cannot set fruit with their own pollen, so it is necessary to select and plant two different varieties to insure proper pollination.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arboriculture fruitière
CONT

Les principaux fruits produits en Lettonie sont les pommes et d’autres fruits d’arbre, qui représentent environ 90 % de la production fruitière totale.

Spanish

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