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círculo manual

English translation: manual circle weeding/weed control

00:41 Nov 6, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture
Spanish term or phrase: círculo manual
Procedimientos operativos estándar en el cultivo de palma, en los cuales se recogieron definiciones del contexto local para la posterior elaboración de 21 POES (Procedimientos operativos estándar) que contemplan todas las etapas del cultivo de palma pre-operacionales, operacionales y post-operacionales considerando el estándar RSPO; por ejemplo: estándar de siembra, estándar de círculo manual, estándar de círculo químico, estándar de cosecha, entre otros.
Belén Nieto
English translation:manual circle weeding/weed control
Explanation:
'Weed control' is implicit. See:


https://akvopedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Oil_Palm_Farming_/_Ci...

Manual circle weeding
Pull out all vegetation in the circle or cut vegetation to ground level with a bush knife, or alternatively scrape away all plants in the circle using a spade (see Figure 19)
Rake weeds cut by a bush knife out of the circle
Avoid ploughing or disturbing the soil in the circle because it can damage the palm roots
Chemical weeding
If the weeds are tall (more than 50 cm), it is best to start with one round of manual weeding and then to spray the young re-growing weeds after one month, or when the weeds are at ankle height using the following procedure:
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 03:20
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3 +1manual circle weeding/weed control
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manual circle weeding/weed control


Explanation:
'Weed control' is implicit. See:


https://akvopedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Oil_Palm_Farming_/_Ci...

Manual circle weeding
Pull out all vegetation in the circle or cut vegetation to ground level with a bush knife, or alternatively scrape away all plants in the circle using a spade (see Figure 19)
Rake weeds cut by a bush knife out of the circle
Avoid ploughing or disturbing the soil in the circle because it can damage the palm roots
Chemical weeding
If the weeds are tall (more than 50 cm), it is best to start with one round of manual weeding and then to spray the young re-growing weeds after one month, or when the weeds are at ankle height using the following procedure:

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 03:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 140

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