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cultivo abierto

English translation: open farming

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Spanish term or phrase:cultivo abierto
English translation:open farming
Entered by: Henry Hinds

19:32 May 22, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Science (general) / maize - Plant molecular farming/pharmaceutical products
Spanish term or phrase: cultivo abierto
Los riesgos de un cultivo abierto de plantas utilizadas como fábricas de moléculas de uso farmacéutico tienen que ver con el impacto en el medio ambiente a través del flujo de genes, y con el impacto en la salud de animales y humanos por el consumo inavertido.

Thank you!

Liz Askew
liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:19
open farming
Explanation:
One way of saying it.
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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 13:19
Grading comment
Thak you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2open fields
Patricia Rosas
4 +1open farming
Henry Hinds
5indiscriminate growing
Irene dumencic


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
open farming


Explanation:
One way of saying it.

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 13:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thak you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yaotl Altan
12 mins
  -> Gracias, Yaotl.
neutral  Joseph Tein: Ciao Henry ... you're fast as usual, but I think this term is a little too broad in the context.
33 mins
  -> Like I say, it's just one way to say it.
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
open fields


Explanation:
There are lots of hits in the context (and not so many for "open farming")

ommercial production of plant-made pharmaceuticals (PMP) in open fields has yet to be authorised in any country, but many field trials have already taken ...
www.checkbiotech.org/green_News_Genetics.aspx?Name=genetics...

He is deeply skeptical that efforts to confine biopharma genes in open fields will work. “I don’t think that engineering plants for pharma is a bad idea, ...
www.nytimes.com/2007/04/08/business/yourmoney/08frame.html?...

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Note added at 11 mins (2008-05-22 19:44:28 GMT)
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You might phrase it: Risks of cultivating in open fields plants used in pharmaceuticals ...

Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 12:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joseph Tein: I've done a little searching myself, and 'open fields' seems most appropriate in the context of cultivating genetically modified (Frankenstein) plants that are not separated from natural organisms.
15 mins
  -> thank you, Joseph. That's what the links indicate, too ...
agree  Egmont
3 hrs
  -> thank you, too!
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
indiscriminate growing


Explanation:
Para mí se trata de un cultivo no seleccionado o sea no discriminado.

Irene dumencic
Local time: 21:19
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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