Alternative designation for lowering; see there.
Designation for the propagation result of vines (or also other plants) and/or likewise for the shoot previously buried in the earth required for this. Synonyms are Abbieger, Ableger, Einleger, Fächsling, Frischling, Hund, Murmel, Neuling, Nickling and Schwanzrebe. The ancient method was already described by the Roman wine author Columella (1st century AD). Before the phylloxera plague, this was a frequently practiced form of vegetative propagation of vines, especially in dry...
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