Neil Forrest (asker) Oct 12, 2020:

Phil,

It does not actually say this in the text, it is my inference. As I said, the product is called "madurante", which improves the quality of the crop harvested, although it may kill off weeds as well, as a secondary effect, based on your possible definition of "corazón herido". I can come to no other conclusion.

philgoddard Oct 12, 2020:

Sorry to keep asking questions, but when you say "may have herbicidal action", is that what the text says, or your suggestion? And is it why you originally said herbicide?

Neil Forrest (asker) Oct 12, 2020:

Phil,

You may be right, although there is no other reference in the document to either weeds or "corazón herida", although the "madurante" may have herbicidal action and kill off weeds, particularly this one as it is found amongst crops.

philgoddard Oct 12, 2020:

Conteo is count.

I changed this from Statistics to Agriculture, but Botany may be more appropriate.

philgoddard Oct 12, 2020:

You originally said it was a herbicide. This would be consistent with Nepalese smartweed, Polygonum nepalense, whose Spanish common name is "corazón herido". Could you clarify your slightly confusing context, please? Also, I don't know if you saw the last sentence of my question asking if "corazón herido" appears elsewhere in the text. Thanks!
http://agrobaseapp.com/colombia/weed/corazon-herido

Neil Forrest (asker) Oct 12, 2020:

Just to add a bit more context, the graph is headed "Sacarosa (contenido real).

Hope that this may be of some help.

Neil Forrest (asker) Oct 12, 2020:

Phil, thanks for your reply.

Strictly speaking, it is called a "madurante" that I understand to be a "ripening agent".

Any use?

philgoddard Oct 12, 2020:

This is an agricultural term, not a statistical one. Liz's helpful references suggest it may be damage caused by the sugarcane borer, Diatraea considerata.

Neil, is it definitely a herbicide and not a pesticide? And does it mention "corazón herido" anywhere else in your document?

liz askew Oct 12, 2020:

download pdf - BioOnebioone.org › journalArticle › Download
Diatraea considerata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on Sugarcane in Mexico ... hearts. To test efficiency of removing dead hearts, dead hearts were counted the.


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liz askew Oct 12, 2020:

Centro de Investigación de la Caña de Azúcar del ... - CINCAEcincae.org › barrenador-del-tallo
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Síntoma conocido como “Corazón Muerto”. La larva completa su desarrollo dentro del tallo y antes de empupar abre un orificio en la pared del tallo para facilitar ...

Andy Watkinson Oct 12, 2020:

A heart curve is a concept used in mathematics:
https://mathworld.wolfram.com/HeartCurve.html

Perhaps you can work s.t. out from the above.

Neil Forrest (asker) Oct 12, 2020:

Thanks for your prompt reply.

No, not at all. It is a stasticial analysis of the test results of spraying sugar cane with a new herbicide. Any ideas?

liz askew Oct 12, 2020:

anything to do with "broken hearts/heartbreaks".