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English translation: parched (vb form) / parching process


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Spanish term or phrase:agoste
English translation:parched (vb form) / parching process
Entered by: Lydia De Jorge
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21:09 Feb 21, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Agriculture / Sugar mills (Colombia)
Spanish term or phrase: agoste
- Cuando la caña culmina su período de crecimiento se realiza el agoste, que consiste en suprimir los riegos para inducir la concentración de sacarosa.
- La cosecha se realiza manual y mecánicamente y se carga en los vehículos usando alzadoras de uña. Los camiones con caña cortada llegan a la balanza electrónica situada a la entrada de la fábrica donde son pesados para pasar posteriormente a los patios de caña.

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Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 21:48
parched (vb form) / parching process
Explanation:
After the growing stage, sugarcane is parched. The parching process consists...
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Vicky Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 20:48
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Thanks, Vicky!
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Summary of answers provided
4parched (vb form) / parching process
Vicky Rengifo
3 +1drying off OR: cutout
Muriel Vasconcellos


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
drying off OR: cutout


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A drying off or cut out period of 4-6 weeks prior to harvest ensures an optimum sugar ... Therefore, irrigation scheduling for sugarcane involves precise ...
sugarcanecrops.com/agronomic.../irrigation_water_management/



Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 18:48
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 88
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Muriel. I had found 'wilt' or 'wither', so drying off seems right.


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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
parched (vb form) / parching process


Explanation:
After the growing stage, sugarcane is parched. The parching process consists...


    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=par...
Vicky Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 20:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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