Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

capítulo maduro

English translation:

ripe flower head

Added to glossary by Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Jan 7, 2015 11:34
9 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

capítulo maduro

Portuguese to English Science Botany seeds/farming
Quando atingir essa fase, a planta terá 80% dos capítulos maduros....
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 ripe flower head
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Jan 12, 2015 11:03: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida Created KOG entry

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ripe flower head

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Seed can be collected rapidly in large quantities by collecting whole ripe flower heads from mid-summer to early fall.
http://nativeplants.for.uidaho.edu/network/ViewProtocols.asp...

Ripe flower heads contain close to 100 seeds, and have the ability to lie dormant in the soil for almost 20 years and remain viable for four years in fresh water.
http://www.oasiss.ca/pdfs/FACTSHEET_CT_FINAL.pdf
Peer comment(s):

agree Mario Freitas :
4 hrs
Obrigada, Mario!
agree Muriel Vasconcellos
20 hrs
Thanks, Muriel!
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