And this device makes it possible for her to take samples from a larger number of palms, rather than only a few, because otherwise she had to make a big platform and then climb her [unclear] would climb on that.
Cet engin lui permet de prélever des échantillons de nombreux palmiers plutôt que de quelques uns, sans quoi elle doit faire de grandes structures de briques sur lesquelles grimpent ses étudiants chercheurs.