Kreuzungseltern

English translation: crossing parents

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German term or phrase:Kreuzungseltern
English translation:crossing parents
Entered by: casper (X)

06:48 Apr 4, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Agriculture / Potatoes
German term or phrase: Kreuzungseltern
Context:
Die Erkenntnisse aus diesem Wissensaustausch beein¬flussten seine Arbeit maßgeblich. So analysierte er systematisch die Nachkommenschaften bei der Kartoffel, um den Zuchtwert der Kreuzungseltern zu ermitteln. Bekannte Kartoffelsorten, die unter seiner Ägide entstanden: Frühbote, Viola, Primula, Erika und Erntedank
AndrewSzep
Local time: 12:05
crossing parents
Explanation:
Impact: These lines combine FHB resistance from different sources and are candidates for germplasm release. These lines are available and have been requested by other wheat breeders in the region for use as ***crossing parents***.
http://www.scabusa.org/pdfs_dbupload/FY05_FPR_AndersonJ_Fina...


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Note added at 46 mins (2007-04-04 07:35:17 GMT)
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Names of crossing-parents - With respect to the notation of ***crossing-parents*** in this book, the botanical species names as well as the cultivar names are written in a non-italics fashion.
http://www.fuchsia.cc/
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4crossing parents
casper (X)
4 -1parent crosses
Savita Bhalla


  

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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
crossing parents


Explanation:
Impact: These lines combine FHB resistance from different sources and are candidates for germplasm release. These lines are available and have been requested by other wheat breeders in the region for use as ***crossing parents***.
http://www.scabusa.org/pdfs_dbupload/FY05_FPR_AndersonJ_Fina...


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Note added at 46 mins (2007-04-04 07:35:17 GMT)
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Names of crossing-parents - With respect to the notation of ***crossing-parents*** in this book, the botanical species names as well as the cultivar names are written in a non-italics fashion.
http://www.fuchsia.cc/

casper (X)
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
parent crosses


Explanation:
Thats what i can say. Hope helps :)

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-04-04 07:50:08 GMT)
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"PARENTAL LINES"
I think i was too hasty in suggesting "parent crosses".
Have found even better one i.e. "parental lines". Seems best to me.

Savita Bhalla
Local time: 16:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Armorel Young: That would imply that the Eltern are themselves crossed varieties, which is not stated to be the case.
9 mins
  -> i think ... i realised it with u... exactly at 1 hr ;)
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