Apr 11, 2017 13:30
7 yrs ago
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Dutch term
(zaad) afnemen
Dutch to English
Tech/Engineering
Agriculture
"Het duurt zeven tot vijftien jaar om een nieuw gewas te ontwikkelen voor de markt. Je moet een aantal seizoenen uitzaaien, selecteren, zaad afnemen, weer uitzaaien, enzovoort."
Bedoelt men zaad uit de plantjes halen? En zo ja, hoe zeg je dat het beste in het Engels? Having a brain block here...
Bedoelt men zaad uit de plantjes halen? En zo ja, hoe zeg je dat het beste in het Engels? Having a brain block here...
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +4 | collect (seeds) | Marjolein Snippe |
4 | seed harvesting | Textpertise |
Proposed translations
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collect (seeds)
Yes - I suspect this is about plant breeding (plantenveredeling)
Example sentence:
During flowering, the ears are wrapped up in perforated polythene bags in order to collect the seeds which scatter as soon as they are ripe.
Reference:
Note from asker:
Yes that's exactly what this is about, sorry for not being clearer about that |
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seed harvesting
The more professional term is seed harvesting. The term seed collection, in scientific terms, could mean gathering different specimens of seeds for a seed bank (see the first reference below). Seed harvesting is a generic term which would include hand-harvesting methods such as bagging and mechanical harvesting methods, including stripping. Your source seems to be targeted for a lay readership (e.g. gardening enthusiasts) in which case collecting would probably be OK.
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