tesis

English translation: sample (plot)

10:54 Apr 16, 2021
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Agriculture / Crop sciences, fungicide
Spanish term or phrase: tesis
Hi all,

I'm having trouble with "tesis" in the example sentences below (Spanish Spanish for UK English), taken from a short paper comparing a new fungicide (for grapevine downy mildew) against a commercial rival and control. In one case it seems to represent an area "plantas por tesis" but in most instances seems to imply "test" or "study". "Plot" would fit nicely, but considering the first example below it needs to be something other than plot:


"Para dicha determinación se evaluaron 100 hojas por parcela elemental, 400 plantas por tesis."

"En la tercera evaluación se puede comprobar como en la parcela T3 se sigue encontrando diferencias significativas frente a las tesis T1 y T2."

There a couple of tables where the following appears:
Tesis 1st application 2nd application 3rd application
T1 [Test product] [date/dosage] [date/dosage] etc.
T2 [Reference product] etc.
T3 [Control (no product)]


I have come across this: https://www.proz.com/kudoz/english-to-spanish/agriculture/76... but I'm not convinced and would like to find a definition or more examples of its usage.

TIA for any help.
Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 06:13
English translation:sample (plot)
Explanation:
From the context, it appears to refer to the sample plot/area (the area or plot sampled). So, it would mean something like "100 leaves per sample plot, 400 plants per sample."

NB: Most of the text like this I've translated are about powdery mildew (https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/table-grapes/powdery-mildew-grap...

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Or "trial plot" , as Neil mentions...
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 06:13
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Thanks Neil, this is similar to what I had penciled in "trial plot"
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4 +2thesis/hypothesis
Marcelo Viera
3sample (plot)
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thesis/hypothesis


Explanation:
tesis

Del lat. thesis, y este del gr. θέσις thésis.

1. f. Conclusión, proposición que se mantiene con razonamientos.
https://dle.rae.es/tesis
: a proposition to be proved or one advanced without proof : hypothesis
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thesis

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Al parecer se realizaron estudios para comparar la efectividad de dos fungicidas. Supongamos que a la parcela T1 le aplicaron el fungicida "A" y a la parcela T2 le aplicaron el fungicida "B" etc.

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The following PDF file consists of a Mexican Thesis on the use of SPHINX Supra WG for controlling the fungus Mildiú Velloso (The Spanish term for "grapevine downy mildew"
He uses the term "tesis" to refer the Academic Piece of Writing and the word "hipótesis" when referring to the study itself.
https://mega.nz/file/8AEUhZZR#Fw1NamNGgvYs4TzR4J526OhxVyyuzl...
The next one ia another Academic Thesis (Argentina) on fungicides. (idem) She uses the word "hipótesis" many times.
https://mega.nz/file/NR9xRSjb#jFwQJd8zbU5PlGKxMrjhl1_EGiWO5R...

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thesis (that…) a statement or an opinion that is discussed in a logical way and presented with evidence in order to prove that it is true

The basic thesis of the book is fairly simple.
These latest findings support the thesis that sexuality is determined by nature rather than choice.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/englis...
"Thesis" is the literal translation and in both languages it is used to refer to the above-mentioned connotation. None of the Academic Theses I have found use this word involving this connotation. I do not know why it is used that way in Spain, but who Am I to contradict them?


    https://dle.rae.es/tesis
    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thesis
Marcelo Viera
Uruguay
Local time: 02:13
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, but this just doesn't fit with the context.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I think it fits the context perfectly. All research has a hypothesis.
40 mins

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
1 day 13 hrs
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sample (plot)


Explanation:
From the context, it appears to refer to the sample plot/area (the area or plot sampled). So, it would mean something like "100 leaves per sample plot, 400 plants per sample."

NB: Most of the text like this I've translated are about powdery mildew (https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/table-grapes/powdery-mildew-grap...

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Note added at 2 days 19 hrs (2021-04-19 06:53:24 GMT) Post-grading
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Or "trial plot" , as Neil mentions...

Example sentence(s):
  • ... the population was approximately 50 plants per sample plot.
  • ... an average of 26 fertile plants per sample plot...

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powdery_mildew#:~:text=Powdery%20mildew%20is%20one%20of,ground%20part%20of%20the%20plant.
    https://ec.europa.eu/food/sites/food/files/plant/docs/ph_biosec_legis_guidelines_xylella-survey.pdf
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 06:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 162
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Thanks Neil, this is similar to what I had penciled in "trial plot"
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