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piantine filate

English translation: drawn up seedlings

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Italian term or phrase:piantine filate
English translation:drawn up seedlings
Entered by: Susan Gastaldi

09:07 Oct 29, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Agriculture / Herbicides - labels
Italian term or phrase: piantine filate
Can anyone suggest what "piantine filate" means in this sense? Surely it doesn't mean not to plant them in a row? Any comments welcome (I don't go beyond window boxes myself). Thanks

COLTURE TRAPIANTATE: Per il diserbo di alcune colture trapiantate quali: cavolo, cavolfiore, applicare ZOOMXXX in pre-trapianto. Impiegare piantine non filate. Dosi: ZOOMXXX 1-1,5 l/ha. Impiegare la dose più elevata nei terreni dove le graminacee sono dominanti.
Susan Gastaldi
Local time: 01:41
drawn up seedlings
Explanation:
The expression refers to plants that develop abnormally as a consequence of insufficient light, and grow thin, weak, longer-than-usual stems, petiols etc.


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Note added at 21 hrs (2008-10-30 07:01:10 GMT)
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Hi!
Yes, from your source text - not a very fine example, I should say - one gathers that drawn up seedlings should not be pretreated before they are moved from the propagation house.
Bon courage, Barbara
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Barbara Carrara
Italy
Local time: 01:41
Grading comment
Thanks, Barbara, drawn-up seedlings has the most scientific, farmer-friendly ring to it after all!
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Summary of answers provided
4spindly plants (seedlings, bedding plants)
Juliet Halewood (X)
4drawn up seedlings
Barbara Carrara
3bedding plants
Pnina
Summary of reference entries provided
piante filate
Valeria Faber
piantine filate
Science451

  

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bedding plants


Explanation:
Here is the definition of "bedding plant".
"Plant that is grown, usually in quantity, in pots or flats in a green house or similar structure and that is intended to be transplanted to a flower garden, hanging basket, window box, or other outdoor planter."


    Reference: http://www.answers.com/topic/bedding-plant
Pnina
Israel
Local time: 02:41
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Cabbages and cauliflowers?

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
spindly plants (seedlings, bedding plants)


Explanation:
spindly - thin, long, weak

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theseedsite.co.uk/seedlings.html

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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-10-29 15:22:17 GMT)
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www.gardenorganic.org.uk/todo_now/faqs.php?id=116

Juliet Halewood (X)
Local time: 01:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
drawn up seedlings


Explanation:
The expression refers to plants that develop abnormally as a consequence of insufficient light, and grow thin, weak, longer-than-usual stems, petiols etc.


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Note added at 21 hrs (2008-10-30 07:01:10 GMT)
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Hi!
Yes, from your source text - not a very fine example, I should say - one gathers that drawn up seedlings should not be pretreated before they are moved from the propagation house.
Bon courage, Barbara

Barbara Carrara
Italy
Local time: 01:41
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
Thanks, Barbara, drawn-up seedlings has the most scientific, farmer-friendly ring to it after all!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, but here we are talking cabbage and cauliflower.

Asker: Sorry, I owe you an apology. I've done some more research and think your answer is right - the cabbages and cauliflowers are, in fact, grown from seed in greenhouses or wherever then transplanted when they are just little plantlings or whatever they are called. So it would be logical not to use the product on weaker plants. Or would it?? I am really stumped by this one.

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Reference comments


15 mins
Reference: piante filate

Reference information:
Tutoraggio: metodo utile a fornire un sostegno alle giovani piante. Si adotta solo in caso di necessità (piante filate che tendono a piegarsi oppure per dare supporto ai giovani alberi a legname pregiato);

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Le piantine si trapiantano allo stadio di 4-5 foglie vere (40-50 giorni dalla semina). Ritardare potrebbe dar luogo a piantine filate o apparato radicale aggrovigliato, con conseguenti ripercussioni negative sull'attecchimento e sviluppo successivo.

Valeria Faber
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
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26 mins
Reference: piantine filate

Reference information:
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fogliari troppo lunghi (piante “filate”, indice di vivai troppo fitti) e radici di colore nero. TECNICA D’IMPIANTO. Le modalità, la densità e l’epoca di ...
www.ermesagricoltura.it/documenti/p_vegetali/disc_p_int/nor... - Pagine simili

Example sentence(s):
  • piantine “filate”, con fusti troppo alti e sottili, che si flettono sotto il peso della chioma.
  • piante “filate”, indice di vivai troppo fitti

    Reference: http://www.regione.veneto.it/NR/rdonlyres/6D2EDBFF-599D-43E5...
    Reference: http://www.ermesagricoltura.it/documenti/p_vegetali/disc_p_i...
Science451
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 11
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