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vecería

English translation: alternate bearing

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Spanish term or phrase:vecería
English translation:alternate bearing
Entered by: Marie Wilson

06:41 Apr 8, 2017
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture / Olive farming
Spanish term or phrase: vecería
Un adecuado plan de riego permite aumentar la producción y disminuir la vecería. La vecería es una característica genética del olivo que hace que un año produzca más y al siguiente menos.......

Los picos en la producción se deben a la vecería, característica genética del olivo que hace que un año produzca más y al siguiente menos.........

La poda es una fase necesaria para mantener en perfecto estado de salud el cultivo ya que;
ii) incrementa la producción
iii) disminuye la vecería
peterinmadrid
Portugal
Local time: 07:13
alternate bearing
Explanation:
This is what it means, that the yield of the olive tree varies from year to year, with a high yield one year and a low one another. I don't know if there is another term for it, but it is basically this.

veceria | WordReference Forums
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Aug 27, 2010 - 4 posts - ‎3 authors
... oliva y no encuentro la traducción al inglés de la palabra Vecería:. ... The term I've always seen is "alternate bearing": http://www.google.com.

"The olive tree (Olea europaea L.) is widely known for its strong tendency for alternate bearing, which severely affects the fruit yield from year to year.Mar 28, 2013"

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Explanation in Spanish:

"Hoy toca hablar de la vecería, ese fenómeno producido en los olivos que consiste en alternar grandes producciones de fruto, olivas o aceitunas, con otros años en los que las produciones son considerablemente más bajas, siendo este un fenómeno bien conocido por los agricultores dedicados a este sector, sufriendo en mucho menor medida los efectos de la vecería otros frutales como manzanos, cítricos, aguacates, mangos, etc…"
https://cienciaycampo.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/veceria-en-el...

"The intensity of pruning should also take the crop load into consideration. It is especially important because of the alternate bearing habit of the olive tree. In heavy cropping years, the growth of the tree is reduced, so pruning should be limited to the elimination of water sprouts and weak shoots. Alternatively, trees should be pruned more severely after years of low yields."
http://www.oliveoilsource.com/page/olive-tree-pruning
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Marie Wilson
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3 +6alternate bearing
Marie Wilson
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biennial bearing
Wendy Streitparth

  

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alternate bearing


Explanation:
This is what it means, that the yield of the olive tree varies from year to year, with a high yield one year and a low one another. I don't know if there is another term for it, but it is basically this.

veceria | WordReference Forums
https://forum.wordreference.com › ... › Specialized Terminology
Aug 27, 2010 - 4 posts - ‎3 authors
... oliva y no encuentro la traducción al inglés de la palabra Vecería:. ... The term I've always seen is "alternate bearing": http://www.google.com.

"The olive tree (Olea europaea L.) is widely known for its strong tendency for alternate bearing, which severely affects the fruit yield from year to year.Mar 28, 2013"

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Note added at 35 mins (2017-04-08 07:16:38 GMT)
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Explanation in Spanish:

"Hoy toca hablar de la vecería, ese fenómeno producido en los olivos que consiste en alternar grandes producciones de fruto, olivas o aceitunas, con otros años en los que las produciones son considerablemente más bajas, siendo este un fenómeno bien conocido por los agricultores dedicados a este sector, sufriendo en mucho menor medida los efectos de la vecería otros frutales como manzanos, cítricos, aguacates, mangos, etc…"
https://cienciaycampo.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/veceria-en-el...

"The intensity of pruning should also take the crop load into consideration. It is especially important because of the alternate bearing habit of the olive tree. In heavy cropping years, the growth of the tree is reduced, so pruning should be limited to the elimination of water sprouts and weak shoots. Alternatively, trees should be pruned more severely after years of low yields."
http://www.oliveoilsource.com/page/olive-tree-pruning

Marie Wilson
Spain
Local time: 07:13
Works in field
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: Pretty compelling references
39 mins
  -> Thanks, Charles. Good to know the name for it, my own tree has gone wild this year!
agree  MPGS: :-)
1 hr
  -> Thanks, MPGS.
agree  neilmac: I want to prune my olives, but not to encourage yield, simply to thin them out a bit...
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Neil. Pruning is a science in itself.
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Muriel.
agree  JohnMcDove: http://dle.rae.es/?id=bPpXRSK http://dle.rae.es/?id=bPq86tD
13 hrs
  -> Gracias, John.
agree  Thomas Walker: Alternate bearing seems to be the common term in English. Have seen strong vecería in my olive tree - big year this year.
1 day 14 hrs
  -> Thanks, Tom. Yes, looks like it's going to be a bumper year.
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Reference comments


2 hrs
Reference: biennial bearing

Reference information:
Or alternate bearing, as Marie suggested.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biennial_bearing

Biennial bearing is a problem in some fruit trees, particularly apples and pears, where they crop heavily in one year and then produce little or nothing the next.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=280

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
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