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LUZERNE CULTIVEE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forage Crops
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Fabaceae.

OBS

A plant used as forage, green manure and hay.

OBS

alfalfa: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante vivace de la famille des Fabaceae, cultivée pour la production de fourrage, en culture pure ou en mélange.

OBS

luzerne : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de plantas forrajeras
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
OBS

La alfalfa común, llamada también mielga, es oriunda del SO. de Asia y fue una de las primeras plantas forrajeras cultivadas por el hombre ... Utilizada en principio de floración es un forraje tierno y suculento, muy apetecido por los animales ...

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