Wiederauflaufrate

English translation: volunteer rate

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German term or phrase:Wiederauflaufrate
English translation:volunteer rate
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12:40 Mar 29, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Agriculture
German term or phrase: Wiederauflaufrate
Die Tatsachen, dass der größte Teil der Pollen schon in einem Umkreis von zwanzig Metern niederfällt, die meisten Kartoffelsorten ohnehin keinen Beerenansatz zeigen und die Beeren in unseren Breiten selten ausreifen, machen die Kartoffel zur sichersten Kulturart für die Nutzung der Grünen Gentechnik.
Zu bedenken ist allerdings die relativ hohe Wiederauflaufrate in den Folgejahren, die sich durch eine Zunahme milder Winter noch verstärken könnte.
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Local time: 11:26
volunteer rate, rate of volunteerism
Explanation:
Crop plants that come up the following year, either from seeds or in the case of potatoes, tubers that were left in the field after harvest, are called "volunteers." And potatoes do indeed volunteer in growing regions with milder winters like the southern US, whereas in growing regions with cold winters the tubers are frozen and killed.
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volunteer rate, rate of volunteerism


Explanation:
Crop plants that come up the following year, either from seeds or in the case of potatoes, tubers that were left in the field after harvest, are called "volunteers." And potatoes do indeed volunteer in growing regions with milder winters like the southern US, whereas in growing regions with cold winters the tubers are frozen and killed.


    Reference: http://www.dowagro.com/uk/sugarbeet/volunteer.htm
    Reference: http://www.cals.uidaho.edu/edComm/pdf/CIS/CIS1048.pdf
John Speese
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Thank you very much, John

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