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Portuguese term or phrase:substratos...
English translation:substrates
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00:11 Dec 8, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Agriculture / terminology
Portuguese term or phrase: substratos...
Grateful for proper translation of "substratos" in the below context.
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Avaliação de diferentes substratos comerciais na produção de mudas de alface crespa lactuca sativa L.
ANDREW HUNT
Brazil
Local time: 21:41
substrates
Explanation:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/substrate

Definition of SUBSTRATE
1 : substratum
2: the base on which an organism lives <the soil is the substrate of most seed plants
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ghostwriter-BR
Local time: 21:41
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Thank you everyone
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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ghostwriter-BR
5substrates
Rick_Copeland
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Roberto Aresta Ribeiro


  

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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
substrates


Explanation:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/substrate

Definition of SUBSTRATE
1 : substratum
2: the base on which an organism lives <the soil is the substrate of most seed plants

ghostwriter-BR
Local time: 21:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thank you everyone

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andre Damasceno
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado!
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
7 hrs
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agree  Gilla Evans
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
substrates


Explanation:
http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQuery.do

substrate also has the following plural: substrata

Roberto Aresta Ribeiro
Local time: 01:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
substrates


Explanation:
I've seen and used this term. Just looked it up and found it on a number of places online.

Example sentence(s):
  • There is a need for low-cost, locally produced substrates for urban agricultural production in Bogotá, Colombia.

    Reference: http://www.ruaf.org/node/2209
Rick_Copeland
Local time: 18:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Dec 13, 2010 - Changes made by ghostwriter-BR:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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