samenfest

English translation: open pollinated

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German term or phrase:samenfest
English translation:open pollinated
Entered by: Kim Metzger

13:52 Jan 11, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Agriculture
German term or phrase: samenfest
samenfest ist a seed which has the same charakteristics as its motherplant. pretty much the opposite to a hybrid.
suggests already are true-to-seed or seeds of plants from pure lines.
Is there a more specific or scientific word?
larl
open-pollinated
Explanation:
Die amerikanische/englische Bezeichnung für samenfest ist OP oder open pollinated.
http://www.hausgarten.net/gartenforum/tomaten/46652-heirloom...

Non-Hybrid or Open-Pollinated seeds allow the gardener to collect seeds from a crop for future planting. Hybrid seeds do not.
http://www.non-hybrid-seeds.com/

Unabhängig vom Vereinsnamen ist die Forschungsarbeit der GZPK nicht auf Getreide beschränkt. Vielmehr wurde seit 1997 mit dem Aufbau einer Maispopulation begonnen, deren Pflanzen offen abblühen (open pollinating - OP-Mais). Ziel ist es, Maissorten zu entwickeln, die samenfest - d. h. nachbaufähig - sind und damit eine Alternative zu den Hybridsorten darstellen.
http://www.saatgutfonds.de/getreidezuechtung/gzpk/

Open-pollinated varieties are the traditional varieties which have been grown and selected for their desirable traits for millennia. They grow well without high inputs because they have been selected under organic conditions.
These seeds are dynamic, that is they mutate and adapt to the local ecosystem, as opposed to modern hybrids, which are static.
Commercial breeders lack the incentive to produce new open pollinated varieties from which farmers could save seed and replant..
http://www.primalseeds.org/hybrid.htm


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Note added at 36 mins (2012-01-11 14:28:55 GMT)
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An heirloom plant, heirloom variety, heritage fruit (Australia), or (especially in the UK) heirloom vegetable is a cultivar that was commonly grown during earlier periods in human history, but which is not used in modern large-scale agriculture. Many heirloom vegetables have kept their traits through open pollination, while fruit varieties such as apples have been propagated over the centuries through grafts and cuttings. The trend of growing heirloom plants in gardens has been growing in popularity in North America and Europe over the last decade.

Regardless of a person's specific interpretation, most authorities agree that heirlooms, by definition, must be open-pollinated. They may also be open pollinated varieties that were bred and stabilized using classic breeding practices. While there are no genetically modified tomatoes available for commercial or home use, it is generally agreed that no genetically modified organisms can be considered heirloom cultivars.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heirloom_plant
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 18:21
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thank you for this answer- it is very helpful. I'm gonna stick to the open-pollinated seeds..that seems the right term!
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3 +5open-pollinated
Kim Metzger
2primordial seeds
Ramey Rieger (X)


  

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primordial seeds


Explanation:
A bit beyond a guess, as it isn't cleare if these seeds are post-cultivation or refer to the seeds that the wild plant produced before being cultivated.

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 01:21
Native speaker of: English
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
open-pollinated


Explanation:
Die amerikanische/englische Bezeichnung für samenfest ist OP oder open pollinated.
http://www.hausgarten.net/gartenforum/tomaten/46652-heirloom...

Non-Hybrid or Open-Pollinated seeds allow the gardener to collect seeds from a crop for future planting. Hybrid seeds do not.
http://www.non-hybrid-seeds.com/

Unabhängig vom Vereinsnamen ist die Forschungsarbeit der GZPK nicht auf Getreide beschränkt. Vielmehr wurde seit 1997 mit dem Aufbau einer Maispopulation begonnen, deren Pflanzen offen abblühen (open pollinating - OP-Mais). Ziel ist es, Maissorten zu entwickeln, die samenfest - d. h. nachbaufähig - sind und damit eine Alternative zu den Hybridsorten darstellen.
http://www.saatgutfonds.de/getreidezuechtung/gzpk/

Open-pollinated varieties are the traditional varieties which have been grown and selected for their desirable traits for millennia. They grow well without high inputs because they have been selected under organic conditions.
These seeds are dynamic, that is they mutate and adapt to the local ecosystem, as opposed to modern hybrids, which are static.
Commercial breeders lack the incentive to produce new open pollinated varieties from which farmers could save seed and replant..
http://www.primalseeds.org/hybrid.htm


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Note added at 36 mins (2012-01-11 14:28:55 GMT)
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An heirloom plant, heirloom variety, heritage fruit (Australia), or (especially in the UK) heirloom vegetable is a cultivar that was commonly grown during earlier periods in human history, but which is not used in modern large-scale agriculture. Many heirloom vegetables have kept their traits through open pollination, while fruit varieties such as apples have been propagated over the centuries through grafts and cuttings. The trend of growing heirloom plants in gardens has been growing in popularity in North America and Europe over the last decade.

Regardless of a person's specific interpretation, most authorities agree that heirlooms, by definition, must be open-pollinated. They may also be open pollinated varieties that were bred and stabilized using classic breeding practices. While there are no genetically modified tomatoes available for commercial or home use, it is generally agreed that no genetically modified organisms can be considered heirloom cultivars.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heirloom_plant


Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 18:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 155
Grading comment
thank you for this answer- it is very helpful. I'm gonna stick to the open-pollinated seeds..that seems the right term!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GET ENERGY (X): also "seedfast": http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2... (4.2.)
17 mins
  -> I saw that too, but have doubts about "seedfast".

agree  Cetacea: I have doubts about "seedfast" as well, even though it's used in an EU publication. At any rate, I've only ever come across "open-pollinated".
1 hr
  -> Nice to hear from an expert.

agree  philgoddard: This is a really good, well documented answer.
3 hrs
  -> I used to be an enthusiastic organic gardener.

agree  Susanne Goepper: I agree to OP - open pollinated in natural conditions in opposit to hybrid
3 days 18 hrs

agree  Steffen Walter: Category changed as requested :-) / Sure, fully supported!
5 days
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