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“blanqueo” de cubiertas

English translation: \"whitewashing\"

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Spanish term or phrase:“blanqueo” de cubiertas
English translation:\"whitewashing\"
Entered by: Lydia De Jorge

17:04 May 13, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Food & Drink / fruit and vegetables
Spanish term or phrase: “blanqueo” de cubiertas
Su excelente sabor dulce y su pulpa aromática de suave textura, en su punto óptimo de maduración, hace del melón una de las frutas mas demandadas en todo el mundo en los meses mas calurosos. La escasa vida postcosecha de este tipo de fruta, ha propiciado el cultivo de este tipo de frutas en estructuras protegidas bajo plástico en el campo almeriense, junto con el manejo de técnicas como el “blanqueo” de cubiertas, minimizando así el castigo del fruto por los rayos directos del sol en los estados mas avanzados de maduración, y por ende, evitando problemas de postcosecha en destino.

Thanks for your suggestions!
Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 19:28
"whitewashing"
Explanation:
The same as what you do with glass, windows, you paint them with whitewash, limewash, to keep the direct sunlight out that would burn plants otherwise. while hhere you use a similar method to have the same effect..
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Muses Inc
Netherlands
Local time: 02:28
Grading comment
Many thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8"whitewashing"
Muses Inc
4 +2whitening of the covers/glasshouses/greenhouses/tunnels
Yvonne Gallagher
4roof whitening
FVS (X)
3 +1white plastic sheeting
Emma Goldsmith
3greenhouse whitewashing
Christine Walsh


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
roof whitening


Explanation:
eg

Influence of soil covering, plastic ageing and roof whitening on ...
by PE Abreu - 2000 - Cited by 8 - Related articles
In a trial carried out in Lisbon, Portugal, from February to July 1998, beefsteak tomato cv. Zapata plants were grown in 2 greenhouses.
www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20003011377.html



FVS (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
"whitewashing"


Explanation:
The same as what you do with glass, windows, you paint them with whitewash, limewash, to keep the direct sunlight out that would burn plants otherwise. while hhere you use a similar method to have the same effect..


    Reference: http://www.correspondence.school.nz/departments/horticulture...
Muses Inc
Netherlands
Local time: 02:28
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Walsh
4 mins
  -> Thank you Christine
agree  Lorraine Bathurst
16 mins
  -> Thank you Lori
agree  Jaime Hyland: "Whitewashing" was what we called it when I worked in a nursery. "Limewashing" would be just as good.
33 mins
  -> Thanks Jaime, both are fine indeed, whitewashing is more generally used
agree  DLyons: Not that direct sunlight is ever a problem in an Irish greenhouse.
44 mins
  -> The Irish weather can't be that bad all the time, aye? :-D Thank you!
agree  Rachel Fell: (in the "grow" tab section) http://www.rhs.org.uk/Gardening/Grow-Your-Own/Fruit-A-to-Z/S...
3 hrs
  -> That's a lovely reference! Thank you Rachel!
agree  Linda Grabner: otro sitio que describe exactamente esto de "whitewashing": http://www.ideal.es/granada/20090513/local/agricultura/cubie...
7 hrs
  -> Tiene la explicación más clara del proceso, también con los invernadores que no son de vidrio, muy interesante! Gracias DrG!
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
11 hrs
  -> Gracias Muriel!
agree  Emma Goldsmith: I have finally decided that you're right :) Thanks to Christine's and DrG's excellent ref.
21 hrs
  -> Thank you Emma!! Lovely!
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
greenhouse whitewashing


Explanation:
http://www.ideal.es/granada/20090513/local/agricultura/cubie...

Christine Walsh
Local time: 21:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
white plastic sheeting


Explanation:
The text appears to come from this site: http://www.frutasescobi.com/es/productos.aspx
so we're talking about the large-scale plastic covers that spread across the countryside in the south of Spain.
Whitewashing doesn't seem to fit this industrial scale, IMO. Maybe something along the lines of "with techniques using white rather than transparent plastic sheeting".

Emma Goldsmith
Spain
Local time: 02:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James A. Walsh: I've never seen anything other than 'white plastic sheeting' used for the huge number of greenhouses around where I live.
15 hrs
  -> Thanks James, although I'm not so sure now :)
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: I think "whitened" rather than "white" implied here, i.e. can be washed off when necessary?
15 hrs
  -> Looking at Christine's excellent ref, I think whitewashing is what is done. It appears there are even companies that go round whitewashing the plastic sheets
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
whitening of the covers/glasshouses/greenhouses/tunnels


Explanation:
to stop solar glare

control the irrigation system of the glasshouse. The measurements showed that in a sunny day before the whitening the average glasshouse transmission ...
www.srcosmos.gr/srcosmos/showpub.aspx?aa=10921

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the fact these are plastic, probably "tunnels" best

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Note added at 30 mins (2011-05-13 17:34:24 GMT)
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or simply "covers" as my first choice and Emma's unless you have other context

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Note added at 20 hrs (2011-05-14 13:51:05 GMT)
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another possibility for "covers" are plastic cloches which are bell-shaped or, in modern market gardening, are apex shaped. However, "covers" =the original vagueness of "cubiertas".

As for transparent rather than white sheeting (Emma's answer), well, plants usually started off under transparent sheeting, which can then be whitened (and various ways of doing this) when necessary e.g.solar glare but can also be washed off again if unnecessary such as lack of sunlight.

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Note added at 21 hrs (2011-05-14 14:04:51 GMT)
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the word "bajo" also implies these are not actual greenhouses/glasshouses although they are structures. Possibly "low tunnels" or "hoop-supported row covers" from this next link (scroll down):

1 Mar 2011 ... Market gardeners can grow crops year-round with season extension techniques. Cultural practices, plastic mulches, row covers, ...
www.attra.org/attra-pub/seasonext.html - Cached

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 01:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emma Goldsmith: whitening of the plastic covers
3 mins
  -> many thanks Emma:-)
agree  Jenni Lukac (X): Although "whitewashing" is classic and poetic, almost everything is grown under plastic today.
15 hrs
  -> thanks Jenni, yes, that's so true! it does extend the season though so we don't have to have such food mileage!
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