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GREFFER [2 records]

Record 1 2004-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
DEF

To place a detached cutting or branch tip (scion) in close cambial contact with a rooted stem (understock) in such a manner that scion and understock unite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

[...] placer une portion de plante (le greffon) en contact cambial avec une autre plante racinée (le sujet ou porte-greffe) ou une autre partie racinée de la même plante, dans le but d'obtenir une union végétative entre les deux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Silvicultura
DEF

Colocar un trozo, púa o injerto de una planta en estrecho contacto cambial con la capa del cámbium de otra planta o de otra zona de la misma planta, con objeto de asegurar la unión vegetativa entre las dos.

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Record 2 1992-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
OBS

To piggyback an instrument on an existing administrative structure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

Greffer un instrument à une structure existante.

OBS

Source : Les instruments économiques et la protection de l'environnement.

Spanish

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