Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Keim- bzw. Triebkraft
English translation:
viability or vigo(u)r
German term
Austria
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Keim- bzw. Triebkraft
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| 3 +2 | germinability or vigo(u)r |
Steffen Walter
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| 5 | viability and vigor |
Marcus Malabad
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| 3 | ability/capacity to germinate and sprout |
Wendy Streitparth
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Sep 16, 2014 12:48: Steffen Walter Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Germany
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germinability or vigo(u)r
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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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Edith Kelly
: germinative ability/power gibt es jedenfalls bei Hopfen
9 mins
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Marcus Malabad
: Hi Steffen, the vigor part is correct...but I suggest 'viability' for the first term (what botanists use)
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Thank you - very helpful :-)
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Germany
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ability/capacity to germinate and sprout
http://www.examiner.com/article/national-dna-day-nutrition-p...
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viability and vigor
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)
http://passel.unl.edu/pages/informationmodule.php?idinformationmodule=1130447090
http://seedlab.oregonstate.edu/importance-seed-vigor-testing
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