Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
arbre de garde
English translation:
buffer tree
Added to glossary by
Jenny Duthie
Jan 19, 2012 07:18
12 yrs ago
French term
arbre de garde
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Agriculture
Arboriculture - Fruit trees
From a test report on fungicides to treat scab in apple trees; a diagram of the plot of land shows the layout of the trees represented as Xs and Os, the Os are the "arbres contrȏles" and the Xs are the "arbres de garde", I'm stumped (no pun intended!) by "arbre de garde".... Any suggestions, please?
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buffer tree
www.christmastrees.org/research/Quadris.pdf
"... fungicides have been tested but were found to be ineffective in preventing infection (19, ... At least three rows of buffer trees separated all treatment trees to avoid ..."
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-01-19 09:45:31 GMT)
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Not to be confused with a conserva tree.
"... fungicides have been tested but were found to be ineffective in preventing infection (19, ... At least three rows of buffer trees separated all treatment trees to avoid ..."
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-01-19 09:45:31 GMT)
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Not to be confused with a conserva tree.
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Yvonne Gallagher
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