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Nov 28, 2019 18:53
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Spanish term
cerramos bandas
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Olive farming
SPAIN. This expression appears in verbatim interviews with olive farmers. I'm not sure what it means, and the client won't be available to respond to any queries until tomorrow. The sample sentences below may be from two different speakers, I'm not sure, but one appears to recommend less irrigation while the other recommends more.
"Cerramos bandas, menor riego. Enraizante, utilizamos aminoacidos para recuperar masa radicular."
"Cerramos bandas, y regamos más. Humedad en el pasillo. "
"Cerramos bandas, menor riego. Enraizante, utilizamos aminoacidos para recuperar masa radicular."
"Cerramos bandas, y regamos más. Humedad en el pasillo. "
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | close the ranges |
Shady El Mashak
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| 2 | close off/block the ditches |
Marie Wilson
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Proposed translations
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close the ranges
Creo que se están refiriendo a las bandas de irrigación. Por lo que me inclino a traducirlo de esta forma:
"Close the ranges, less irrigation."
"Close the ranges, less irrigation."
Note from asker:
| Resulta que no eran olivos, sino tomate de invernadero. Gracias de todos modos. |
2 hrs
close off/block the ditches
I think "bandas" could refer to the irrigation ditches between the rows, and closing them off or opening them could be a way of controlling irrigation:
"Olives are, as a rule, planted on friable soils where irrigation water moves downward rather rapidly, and the feeding roots of the trees are inclined to be near the surface; hence the use of a number of irrigation ditches between the rows, through which the water may be passed and the entire surface soil wet within a short time"
Olive Growing in the Southwestern United States
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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-11-28 21:52:04 GMT)
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If they are secano, they won't be using any artificial irrigation, just rain water, surely?
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Note added at 13 hrs (2019-11-29 08:37:13 GMT)
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So a case of barking up the wrong olive tree.
"Olives are, as a rule, planted on friable soils where irrigation water moves downward rather rapidly, and the feeding roots of the trees are inclined to be near the surface; hence the use of a number of irrigation ditches between the rows, through which the water may be passed and the entire surface soil wet within a short time"
Olive Growing in the Southwestern United States
https://books.google.es › books
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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-11-28 21:52:04 GMT)
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If they are secano, they won't be using any artificial irrigation, just rain water, surely?
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Note added at 13 hrs (2019-11-29 08:37:13 GMT)
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So a case of barking up the wrong olive tree.
Note from asker:
| Rather than ditches, these are secano olives and I think the irrigation may be drip, with bands or thin piping. I'll ask the client tomorrow... |
| Client says: "Por lo visto son los laterales de los invernaderos . Según les interesa por frio , calor, humedad..etc los abren o cierran". He sent a photo too. Turns out there are 2 types of farmer being interviewed, greenhouse tomato and olive, but their answers are all mixed up in the Excel file. |
Reference comments
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Reference:
Ante esta previsión de vientos, en los invernaderos es conveniente cerrar las bandas expuestas a la dirección del viento y, en caso de tener que ventilar el invernadero debido al alto índice de humedad, es preferible hacerlo de día y sólo abrir las que están situadas en las caras opuestas a la dirección del viento y de forma progresiva y controlada, en función de la temperatura que se quiera mantener.
Es también imprescindible dar un repaso al invernadero, para afianzar y comprobar la sujeción del plástico y de la estructura.
My guess is that they are closing the plastic sheeting!
http://www.hortoinfo.es/index.php/2725-ciento-171216
Es también imprescindible dar un repaso al invernadero, para afianzar y comprobar la sujeción del plástico y de la estructura.
My guess is that they are closing the plastic sheeting!
http://www.hortoinfo.es/index.php/2725-ciento-171216
Note from asker:
| Yes, although in the photo it looks more sturdy than just plastic sheeting. Cheers wendy :-) |
Discussion
Not the tomatoe hot house, but the olive trees, getting the ***roots to go deep*** is a goal. To get the roots to grow they apply vitamin stimulants, amino acids, and cut irrigation, trouble with shallow roots is trees can blow over in the wind, here in peach orchards you may irrigate by regar (flood irrigation i beleive) or plastic bands, tube, drip irrigation, from time to time DEEP penetrating irrigation along with vitamin b6 based Root Grow is used to encourage deeper roots, both to resist drought and also for deeper root systems. https://www.kenogard.es/product/enraigard