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arbre de garde

English translation: buffer tree


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French term or phrase:arbre de garde
English translation:buffer tree
Entered by: Jenny Duthie
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07:18 Jan 19, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture / Arboriculture - Fruit trees
French term or phrase: arbre de garde
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?
Jenny Duthie
France
Local time: 17:59
buffer tree
Explanation:
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.
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 17:59
Grading comment
Many thanks :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1buffer tree
B D Finch
Summary of reference entries provided
buffer zones in fungicide treatmentgallagy2

  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
buffer tree


Explanation:
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.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 17:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Many thanks :-)

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agree  gallagy2
5 hrs
  -> Thanks gallagy
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7 hrs
Reference: buffer zones in fungicide treatment

Reference information:
http://www.dardni.gov.uk/ruralni/index/crops/fruit/top_fruit...

gallagy2
Ireland
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