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FRANC PIED [2 records]

Record 1 2000-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
  • Viticulture
CONT

Most American cultivars are on their own roots. Own-rooted Concord usually performs satisfactorily on new sites. But on old sites they perform best when grafted on resistant roots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
  • Viticulture
DEF

Se dit d'un arbre non greffée, vivant sur ses propres racines.

CONT

Le greffage des vignes est indispensable pour la culture de V. vinifera à cause de la présence du phylloxéra dans la plupart des sols. Seules les vignes conduites sur des sables ou soumises à la submersion peuvent être conduites franches de pied, c'est-à-dire sur leurs propres racines.

Key term(s)
  • plante racinée

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
  • Silviculture
DEF

Said of a tree that does not need grafting to propagate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arboriculture fruitière
  • Sylviculture
CONT

Certaines variétés de prunier ont la faculté d'émettre des drageons, permettant la culture des «arbres francs de pied» ne requérant pas de greffage.

Spanish

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