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Helft kali onder chloorvorm voorzien voor XXXX

English translation: half as potassium in chloridated form provided for XXXX

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Dutch term or phrase:	Helft kali onder chloorvorm voorzien voor XXXX
English translation:	half as potassium in chloridated form provided for XXXX
Entered by:	Textpertise

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16:06 May 31, 2011

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Science - Agriculture / Fertilisers

Dutch term or phrase: Helft kali onder chloorvorm voorzien voor XXXX

This appears on a slide in a Powerpoint concerning the demonstration of fertilisers at a forthcoming agricultural exhibition in Belgium. The heading, under which this line is a bullet point, is "Bodembemesting". I confirm that the spelling in the original is chloorvorm. I confess to being completely at a loss as to the meaning of this line. Any help appreciated.

Textpertise KudoZ activity Questions: 5 (none open) Answers: 708 United Kingdom
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half of the potassium in a chloridated form

Explanation:
Potassium chloride is one of the most commonly used forms of potassium for use as fertilizer.
Potassium Fertilizer Application In Crop Production
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Potassium chloride (KCl), also called muriate of potash, is the most commonly used potassium fertilizer. It is a relatively inexpensive nutrient, ...
www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/.../agdex917

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Kate Hudson
Netherlands
Local time: 23:15

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Thank you, Kate. I hope to reciprocate some day.
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half of the potassium, in the form of KCL (potassium chloride)

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half of the potassium in a chloridated form

Kate Hudson

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half of the potassium in a chloridated form

Kate Hudson
Netherlands
Local time: 23:15
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Thank you, Kate. I hope to reciprocate some day.

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Asker: In the end, I went with "Half as potassium in chloridated form". I chose this because I felt it was closest to the original. Although this was not your exact answer, I did feel your answer was most helpful,

2 hrs confidence:

half of the potassium, in the form of KCL (potassium chloride)

Explanation:
(It is unnecessary to use archaic expressions when there is no ambiguity.)

TechLawDC
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English

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Asker: Why would my source text, which is perfectly explicit elsewhere, not just go ahead and say outright something like "De helft van de kali als KCL/kaliumchloride/chloorpotas"?. Do you think there could be intentional ambiguity in the original? Could it mean something else?

Asker: Dear TechLaw. Even though I selected Kate's answer over yours, I would just like to say that I found your assistance very helpful as well, and that it is much appreciated. I hope to be able to reciprocate some day.

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Jun 1, 2011 - Changes made by Textpertise:
Edited KOG entry	Textpertise's old entry - "Helft kali onder chloorvorm voorzien voor XXXX" => "half as potassium in chloridated form"

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