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planted to

English translation: planted with; under [crop]

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English term or phrase:planted to
Selected answer:planted with; under [crop]
Entered by: Mahammad Kalfat (X)

16:21 Mar 9, 2009
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Agriculture
English term or phrase: planted to
[Land, soil, etc] planted to [crop]

Is it as good as "planted with" or "under"?
Mahammad Kalfat (X)
Local time: 10:24
planted with; "under"
Explanation:
Yes, you are quite right.

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Note added at 3 mins (2009-03-09 16:24:43 GMT)
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May not be quite as common, but it's perfectly in order.
Selected response from:

David Moore (X)
Local time: 10:24
Grading comment
Thanks a lot.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +5planted with; "under"
David Moore (X)


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
planted with; "under"


Explanation:
Yes, you are quite right.

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Note added at 3 mins (2009-03-09 16:24:43 GMT)
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May not be quite as common, but it's perfectly in order.

David Moore (X)
Local time: 10:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a lot.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty: "To" is probably the most common preposition here.
0 min
agree  Edith Kelly
9 mins
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
22 mins
agree  Sheila Wilson: often it's "to" in farming,"with" for non-farming situations (although it's not a rule); "under" is exclusively for fields etc, never gardens/parks
3 hrs
agree  Phong Le
11 hrs
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