Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

lixiviar

English translation:

to leach

Added to glossary by Sheila Hardie
Feb 1, 2009 13:49
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term

.. with high rainfall,Potassium and Sodium get WASHED OUT and LIXIVIATED

Spanish to English Other Agriculture soil terms
Hi,
talking about the acid conditions of soil, I'm translating from spanish "en épocas de alta precipitación, esta lava y lixivia bases tales como Potasio y Sodio que están en el suelo"
.... anyone who can tell me if WASHED OUT is the right translation and LIXIVIATED is ok ? Many thanks in advanced! Rgds
Change log

Feb 1, 2009 13:53: Cristina Heraud-van Tol changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"

Feb 1, 2009 17:18: Sheila Hardie Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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lixiviado = leached

I think 'washed out' is fine but I'd translate 'lixiviado' as 'leached' here.

HTH


Sheila


Acid Rain Effects - Soils - [ Tradueix aquesta pàgina ]
The hydrogen ions are retained and neutralized by the soil. The calcium, potassium, and magnesium ions are leached or washed out of the top soil into lower ...
www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/196soil.html - 11k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants

Soil Management - [ Tradueix aquesta pàgina ]
Since leaching is a source of potassium loss, it should be minimized. Soil Temperature: Warm temperatures quicken the release of potassium from K-bearing ...
www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/MauiSoil/c_nutrients03.aspx - 15k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants

Dynamics of Potassium Leaching on a Hillslope Grassland Soil ...
Potassium losses by leaching are influenced by the amount of K applied as fertilizer, the crop, the type of soil, and the amount of drainage (Johnston and ...
jeq.scijournals.org/cgi/content/full/33/1/192 - Pàgines semblants
per MA Alfaro - 2004 - Citat per 10 - Articles relacionats - Totes les 6 versions


Leaching loss of calcium, magnesium, potassium and nitrate derived ... - [ Tradueix aquesta pàgina ]
The amounts of sodium leached ranged from 29 to 35 kg Na ha -. The bulk of the calcium and magnesium ..... potassium in the soil after liming and fertilizer ...
www.springerlink.com/index/MW1742505718800R.pdf - Pàgines semblants
per MTF Wong - 1992 - Citat per 13 - Articles relacionats - Totes les 2 versions
Salinity, Sodium, and Potassium in an Irrigated Soil Treated with ...
Salinity, Sodium, and Potassium in an Irrigated Soil Treated with Bovine Manure1 ... The amount of sodium (Na) leached from the root zone exceeded the Na ...
soil.scijournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/4/823 - Pàgines semblants
per PF Pratt - 1984 - Citat per 5 - Articles relacionats - Totes les 2 versions

In pedology, leaching is the loss of mineral and organic solutes due to percolation. It is a mechanism of soil formation. It is distinct from the soil forming process of eluviation, which is the loss of mineral and organic colloids. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaching_(pedology)

Peer comment(s):

agree Jessica Noyes : Yes, leached
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agree Arcoiris : leached is a synonym of lixiviated
33 mins
agree John Rawlins : leached it is
1 hr
agree John Speese : I've always heard leached too. Lixiviated is a lot less common, at least in the US.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many many thanks Sheila! your xtra info helped me also to understand better the whole process :)"
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debido a las abundantes lluvias, el potasio y el sodio se limpian y filtran (en la tierra)

:)
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lixiviated

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