Keim- bzw. Triebkraft

English translation: viability or vigo(u)r

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German term or phrase:Keim- bzw. Triebkraft
English translation:viability or vigo(u)r
Entered by: Steffen Walter

08:21 Sep 12, 2014
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany
German term or phrase: Keim- bzw. Triebkraft
Auch wenn die Keimfähigkeit oft noch gegeben ist, kann die Keim- bzw. Triebkraft bei der Lagerung nachlassen.

Vielen Dank für Eure Hilfe!
martina1974
Austria
Local time: 17:16
germinability or vigo(u)r
Explanation:
See http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-009-5685-8_8

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Note added at 32 mins (2014-09-12 08:53:45 GMT)
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... although, strictly speaking, 'germinability' is the equivalent of 'Keimfähigkeit', which is why 'Keimkraft' and 'Triebkraft' seem to be used synonymously here (in the sense of 'vigo(u)r').
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 17:16
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thanks a lot!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2germinability or vigo(u)r
Steffen Walter
5viability and vigor
Marcus Malabad
3ability/capacity to germinate and sprout
Wendy Streitparth


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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
germinability or vigo(u)r


Explanation:
See http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-009-5685-8_8

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Note added at 32 mins (2014-09-12 08:53:45 GMT)
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... although, strictly speaking, 'germinability' is the equivalent of 'Keimfähigkeit', which is why 'Keimkraft' and 'Triebkraft' seem to be used synonymously here (in the sense of 'vigo(u)r').

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 17:16
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
thanks a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Edith Kelly: germinative ability/power gibt es jedenfalls bei Hopfen
9 mins

agree  Marcus Malabad: Hi Steffen, the vigor part is correct...but I suggest 'viability' for the first term (what botanists use)
4 days
  -> Thank you - very helpful :-)
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ability/capacity to germinate and sprout


Explanation:
the cold preserved the seed's ability to germinate and sprout into a new flowering plant.
http://www.examiner.com/article/national-dna-day-nutrition-p...

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 17:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 56
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
viability and vigor


Explanation:
Let me share the research that I did last month. I had a job that dealt with soil, agriculture, seed production and seedlings.

The two main properties of seeds are viability and vigor. Viability is the seed's ability to germinate. Germinability, although seemingly correct, is not the term used in botany/agriculture. See first reference.

Seed vigor is the ability of the seed to break through the soil (see first reference)


    Reference: http://passel.unl.edu/pages/informationmodule.php?idinformat...
    Reference: http://seedlab.oregonstate.edu/importance-seed-vigor-testing
Marcus Malabad
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TagalogTagalog
PRO pts in category: 12
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