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VIGNE LARGE U [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Viticulture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Lyre
1, record 1, English, Lyre
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- U-system 1, record 1, English, U%2Dsystem
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The U-system was developed by Dr. Alain Carbonneau in France in the 1970s. It has two curtains of upward-trained foliage held in place by two pairs of movable wires. ... Both the GDC [Geneva Double Curtain] and U-systems are examples of divided canopies - divided to let sunlight in an and to avoid shade. Canopy division (i.e., Geneva Double Curtain, Lyre) on fertile soils doubles exposure area, reduces internal shading and usually improves yield and quality. 1, record 1, English, - Lyre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
System used to train grape vines. 2, record 1, English, - Lyre
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Viticulture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- palissage ouvert en lyre
1, record 1, French, palissage%20ouvert%20en%20lyre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vigne large en U 1, record 1, French, vigne%20large%20en%20U
correct, feminine noun
- palissage en U 2, record 1, French, palissage%20en%20U
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la diminution de l'entassement par des palissages en V, ou mieux, en U, très ouverts améliore la photosynthèse, l'aération du feuillage et agit donc favorablement sur la croissance, la maturation et la qualité des raisins. 2, record 1, French, - palissage%20ouvert%20en%20lyre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Système à rameaux palissés verticalement d'une manière ascendante. 1, record 1, French, - palissage%20ouvert%20en%20lyre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Donne un goût non herbacé au raisin. 1, record 1, French, - palissage%20ouvert%20en%20lyre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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