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concimi

English translation: fertilisers

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Italian term or phrase:concimi
English translation:fertilisers
Entered by: achisholm

21:29 Apr 14, 2005
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science / agriculture
Italian term or phrase: concimi
"Per tale motivo è possibile localizzare quantità di concimi fosfatici anche elevate senza che si abbia un aumento del tenore salino della soluzione in prossimità delta banda fertilizzata a quindi si manifestino danni al seme od alle plantule."

Should the translation for this be composts exclusively, or can fertilisers also be used, considering that the word is used later in the text, and the struct meanings are not always the same.
achisholm
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:57
fertilisers
Explanation:
fertilisers is definitely possible, since you have the expression 'concimi chimici'

... l'agricoltura biologica non ricorre all'impiego di concimi chimici, ...
serie di tecniche che permettono di ridurre il numero di concimi chimici al di ...
www.biologicadelmediterraneo.it/pr03.htm - 16k
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Jonathan Morris
Grading comment
Many thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4fertilisers
Jonathan Morris
3 +1fertilisers
Rachel Fell


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
fertilisers


Explanation:
fertilisers is definitely possible, since you have the expression 'concimi chimici'

... l'agricoltura biologica non ricorre all'impiego di concimi chimici, ...
serie di tecniche che permettono di ridurre il numero di concimi chimici al di ...
www.biologicadelmediterraneo.it/pr03.htm - 16k

Jonathan Morris
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 348
Grading comment
Many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble
8 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Katharine Prucha
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agree  Silvia77
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agree  esoft
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fertilisers


Explanation:
I'd have thought...esp. if they're specifying phosphates in it in a general way

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 2002

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Michele
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