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Strohstabilität

English translation: straw stiffness

05:58 Dec 2, 2019
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Agriculture / Barley
German term or phrase: Strohstabilität
I have little context:
In der Züchtung geht es vorrangig um Kornertrag, Strohstabilität und Vermarktungsqualität.

However, I have found one explanation of the term:
geringe Neigung zu Halm- und Ährenknicken (Strohstabilität)

Could it be something like "resistance to brackling and necking". Or "good straw characteristics, resistance to brackling and necking"?

Thank you for your help!
AndrewSzep
Local time: 02:33
English translation:straw stiffness
Explanation:
Western states, farmers would talk about laying over, down heads of grain, and straw stiffness, stand up ability,

Also **strong straw strength** univ of Idaho Nothing new here, just variations of English, first article already stated straw stiffness.

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https://www.extension.uidaho.edu/publishing/pdf/RES/RES196.p...

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U of Pennsylvania also mentions straw strength, strong straw etc https://books.google.com/books?id=W-1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA206&lpg=...
And **stiffer straw** is also mentioned in Steffans citation United Kingdom, so my answer is not actually anything new, just different.
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Tomasso
United States
Local time: 18:33
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3sturdy straw
Steffen Walter
4sturdiness
Cillie Swart
3 +1standing power
Wendy Streitparth
3 +1straw stiffness
Tomasso
3straw integrity or quality
Chris Pr


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
sturdy straw


Explanation:
... is what I also found during my search, such as in https://academic.oup.com/jxb/article/66/12/3499/522041 ("Barley of the uzu-type is highly resistant to lodging due to a short and sturdy straw accompanied by an upright plant architecture with low leaf angles (Fig. 3A) (Chono et al., 2003).")



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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-12-02 08:41:40 GMT)
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low susceptibility to ... (sturdy straw)

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 02:33
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ramey Rieger (X): What the scarecrow in Wizard of Oz was made of.
5 mins
  -> Yes, indeed - a straw man's tale, as it were ;-)
agree  Gordon Matthews: I would be inclined to refer to "robust straw", but "sturdy" is fine.
2 hrs
agree  Armorel Young: or perhaps "sturdiness of the straw" in this context
2 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sturdiness


Explanation:
straw stability. in this context just stability.


    https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=Strohstabilit%C3%A4t
Cillie Swart
South Africa
Local time: 02:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
standing power


Explanation:
Further agronomic advances have been achieved with selection for improved standing power...
https://books.google.de/books?id=sg-kAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA17&lpg=PA...

Standing power is calculated using both lodging and leaning data and expressed on a 1 to 9 scale, where a high figure indicates good standing power.
https://www.afbini.gov.uk/articles/cereals-background-charac...

Lodging in cereals is often a result of the combined effects of inadequate standing power of the crop,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodging_(agriculture)



Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 02:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 65
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, but I went for straw stiffness. There is also the term Standfestigkeit and I think standing power fits that, so thank you! My research also revealed: Ährenknicken = necking; Halmknicken = bracking


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: Your second reference should be useful to asker.
2 days 10 hrs
  -> Many thanks Cilian
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
straw stiffness


Explanation:
Western states, farmers would talk about laying over, down heads of grain, and straw stiffness, stand up ability,

Also **strong straw strength** univ of Idaho Nothing new here, just variations of English, first article already stated straw stiffness.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2019-12-02 15:38:11 GMT)
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https://www.extension.uidaho.edu/publishing/pdf/RES/RES196.p...

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Note added at 9 hrs (2019-12-02 15:44:20 GMT)
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U of Pennsylvania also mentions straw strength, strong straw etc https://books.google.com/books?id=W-1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA206&lpg=...
And **stiffer straw** is also mentioned in Steffans citation United Kingdom, so my answer is not actually anything new, just different.

Example sentence(s):
  • Genetics and fertilizers used influence straw stiffness , straw strength, resistance to laying down, lodging.

    https://books.google.com/books?id=W-1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA206&lpg=PA206&dq=wheat+lodging+strong+straw&source=bl&ots=O4ea5BX2MF&sig=ACfU3U3PVvlup5_
    https://www.extension.uidaho.edu/publishing/pdf/RES/RES196.pdf
Tomasso
United States
Local time: 18:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you! I opted for this

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steffen Walter: You wouldn't really say "strong straw strength", would you? "High straw strength" appears to be more appropriate to avoid the repetition/duplicate.
1 hr
  -> Gracias, cierto es mejor decir High straw strength,,,,Das hat recht. Yo no entiendo muy bien Aleman. I am just studying German,...
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2 days 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
straw integrity or quality


Explanation:
Just a general term should suffice, given the simple context provided.


Chris Pr
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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