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chambre de repiquage

English translation: pricking out unit


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French term or phrase:chambre de repiquage
English translation:pricking out unit
Entered by: Ken Fagan
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09:40 Mar 19, 2009
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Science - Botany / litigation doc on cross-contamination of tomato seeds
French term or phrase: chambre de repiquage
"En effet, les plants [nom] et [nom] pour [nom] n'étaient pas dans la chambre de repiquage 1B et 2A en même temps que les [nom], les [nom], les [nom] et [nom] des quatre saisons".

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Ken Fagan
Local time: 07:44
pricking out unit
Explanation:
Repiquer, in botany, is to prick out, so a chambre de repiquage would be a pricking out unit or room.
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Linda Sansome
France
Local time: 07:44
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thank you, Linda
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1transplanting roomFrancis Marche
4pricking out unitLinda Sansome
2potting-on unit
Claire Cox
2replanting unit (or chamber or hot-house)
Catherine Johnstone


  

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replanting unit (or chamber or hot-house)


Explanation:
a vague clue :)

Catherine Johnstone
France
Local time: 07:44
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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potting-on unit


Explanation:
Potting on is what I would call repiquage. Whether this has a different name in a large-scale industrial context, I couldn't say.

http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/HarrodSite/product/Greenh...

Claire Cox
Local time: 06:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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pricking out unit


Explanation:
Repiquer, in botany, is to prick out, so a chambre de repiquage would be a pricking out unit or room.

Linda Sansome
France
Local time: 07:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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thank you, Linda
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transplanting room


Explanation:
There are growing rooms, and transplanting rooms:

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/biology_tech_che...

Another view of the transplanting room:

http://pages.prodigy.net/hvgreen1/day4.htm





    Reference: http://pages.prodigy.net/hvgreen1/day4.htm
    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/biology_tech_che...
Francis Marche
Cambodia
Local time: 12:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Asker: thank you, Francis


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agree  Andr饢 onClick= Goreux: That's it! And it sound like the plantlets got mixed ... :-)
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