Une entrée du village de Saint-Claude de Diray (Loir-et-Cher)	Champ d'igname (ancien champ de tabac)	Tuteurage des plants à l'aide de cable en fer ou plastique tirés entre des poteaux en bois espacés de 8 m

Fleurs femelles	Bulbilles aux noeuds

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