ProZ.com global directory of translation services
 The translation workplace
Ideas
KudoZ home » Dutch to English » Agriculture

plantenkweker

English translation: seedling nursery


Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs
(or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.
GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Dutch term or phrase:plantenkweker
English translation:seedling nursery
Entered by: Olly Pekelharing
Options:
- Contribute to this entry
- Include in personal glossary

12:07 Aug 5, 2009
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture
Dutch term or phrase: plantenkweker
Just wanted to check. Many dictionaries suggest 'plant breeder', however, in this instance these are growers who raise vegetable seedlings (the seedlings are grown into adult plants by other growers, known here as the 'telers'). I thought maybe just 'seedling growers', but I don't get as much 'google support' for this as I would have thought!
Olly Pekelharing
Local time: 00:14
seedling nursery
Explanation:
Ik had het inderdaad niet goed gelezen. Sorry.
65.000 + hits on google for "seedling nursery"


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 8 hrs (2009-08-05 20:50:40 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

A horticulturist friend says they are generally called "nurseryman." (US). These folks all meet and just ask each other "what they grow." Nurseryman who grows seedlings. Dat is dan een van de variaties die je kunt gebruiken. Nurseryman has a "scientific" connotation more so than "farmers." En "seedling grower" or "seedling nursery" kan dus ook.
Selected response from:

Lianne Van De Ven
United States
Grading comment
Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4seedling nursery
Lianne Van De Ven
4seed cultivators
Lianne Van De Ven
4nurseryman
Louis Vorstermans
3wholesale grower (of vegetable seedlings)Atty Peelen


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
seed cultivators


Explanation:
Seed Cultivators
The best source of information for Seed Cultivators products and services.
www.fatcow.com.au/t/Seed-Cultivators - Cached - Similar

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 5 mins (2009-08-05 12:12:32 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Dat zou wel een au-en kunnen zijn.

"seed nursery" komt vaker voor.

Green Seed Nursery
At Green Seed Nursery we do not rush the natural growing process. We start with certified organic seeds or stock, plant in 100% organic media containing ...
greenseednursery.com/

enz

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 26 mins (2009-08-05 12:33:37 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Ik weet niet zeker Olly hoe zaadtelers zaad telen zonder crops te groeien voor zaadproductie. Als ze niet het zaad doen groeien tot voedsel, en ook niets groeien om zaad te krijgen, wat doen ze dan: alleen zaad in zakjes stoppen?

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 45 mins (2009-08-05 12:52:51 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Misschien snap ik jouw eerste commentaar dan niet. Ambiguiteit met farmers who cultivate crops for seed production. Dat IS toch wat zaadtelers doen?

Lianne Van De Ven
United States
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes, but isn't there some ambiguity with farmers who cultivate crops for seed production?

Asker: Ik begrijp niet precies je vraag. 'Seed cultivators' groeien gewassen om de zaad te oogsten en verkopen deze. As far as I know...

Asker: 'Seed cultivators' = 'Zaadtelers' ja, maar ik zoek de vertaling van 'plantenkweker', iemand die zaad opkweekt tot zaailingen (in mijn tekst).

Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
wholesale grower (of vegetable seedlings)


Explanation:
zie links.


    Reference: http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/PDF/FSA-6055.pd...
    Reference: http://www.mercerbotanicals.com/
Atty Peelen
Local time: 18:14
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
seedling nursery


Explanation:
Ik had het inderdaad niet goed gelezen. Sorry.
65.000 + hits on google for "seedling nursery"


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 8 hrs (2009-08-05 20:50:40 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

A horticulturist friend says they are generally called "nurseryman." (US). These folks all meet and just ask each other "what they grow." Nurseryman who grows seedlings. Dat is dan een van de variaties die je kunt gebruiken. Nurseryman has a "scientific" connotation more so than "farmers." En "seedling grower" or "seedling nursery" kan dus ook.

Lianne Van De Ven
United States
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks.
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
nurseryman


Explanation:
the plants are bought from a nursery. The people working at the nursery are nurserymen (sorry ladies).

Louis Vorstermans
Australia
Local time: 10:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)




Voters for reclassification
as
PRO / non-PRO
PRO (3): Ron Willems, Lianne Van De Ven, Atty Peelen
Non-PRO (1): Buck


Return to KudoZ list


Changes made by editors
Aug 5, 2009 - Changes made by Atty Peelen:
LevelNon-PRO => PRO


KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.



See also: