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14:47 Aug 22, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Agriculture
Portuguese term or phrase: tratos culturais de cereais
The sentence is:

"Não somente o armazenamento, mas também o cultivo e tratos culturais de cereais são determinantes para a contaminação por micotoxinas."

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Simone Wood
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:42


Summary of answers provided
4 +1cereal crop treatments
Gilla Evans
5cultivation requirements for/of grains
Muriel Vasconcellos
4cultural traits of (the) cereals
Marjolein Snippe


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cereal crop treatments


Explanation:
Such as pest control and fertilizers.

Gilla Evans
Local time: 01:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kevin Freyburg: the presence micotoxins in cereals can be the result of the husbandry processes - for example direct drilling (which does not incorporate stubble) can allow the seedlings to be contaminated by fungus infestations in last years crop
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cultural traits of (the) cereals


Explanation:
I think 'tratos' refers to the intrinsic trait of the cereals, not the treatment.


    Reference: http://mysare.sare.org/publications/covercrops/chart3a.pdf
    Reference: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/sustainag/cc-gm/cereal-rye.html
Marjolein Snippe
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:42
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Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
cultivation requirements for/of grains


Explanation:
In referring to plants, professionals say 'cultivation' than 'culture' - even though the discipline is 'horticulture'.

47,700 hits for "cultivation requirements"- examples:

www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/vita/cereals2/en/cereals2.htm - Cached
II. MAJOR GRAIN CROPS This section summarizes the **cultivation requirements and primary uses of four major grains--maize, sorghum, rice, and millet. ..**.

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... wheat and rice) and 95% of our energy needs from less that 30 plant species. ... **Cultivation requirements, yield improvement potential** and other ...

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**Cultivation requirements for legumes**. 10. 3.1 Suitable areas .... tion with a grain crop, which helps to increase yields and soil fertility. ...

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Spelt is an ancient grain that has **similar cultivation requirements as wheat**. It has excellent nutritional properties and can be used as a replacement for ...

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**cultivation requirements**. • origin of rice. • varieties of rice. • beriberi ... grains with vitamin supplements. Some Rice Products. Minute rice ...



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Note added at 7 hrs (2011-08-22 22:15:54 GMT)
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By the way, this answer covers both "cultivo" and "tratos".

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 17:42
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