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English translation: seed/grain shatterability

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Russian term or phrase:	осыпаемость семян
English translation:	seed/grain shatterability
Entered by:	Jack Slep

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22:40 Jan 9, 2012

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Agriculture / обработка семян

Russian term or phrase: осыпаемость семян

«наночипы» могут быть использованы для производства высококачественных семян различных сельскохозяйственных культур по нанотехнологии подготовки посевного материала, отличающихся:
- целостностью покрытия и отсутствием осыпаемости физиологически активных веществ;

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seed/grain shatterability

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Effect of meteorological condition during ripening on the grain ...

agris.fao.org/agris-search/search/display.do?f=1984/XB/...xml;...
by JC Shin - 1982
Grain shatterability was measured as tensile strength of rice grains: it varied within a range of 214g. to 251g. in a practically non-shattering Japonica variety ...
RDF description of PH2006000255 En Enhanced in vitro induced ...

agris.fao.org/aos/records/data/PH2006000255?output=xml
Based on phenotypic acceptability, excellent kernel quality, moderate grain shatterability and field resistance to prevalent diseases, five lines performed ...
Upland rice: a global perspective - Google Books Result
books.google.com/books?isbn=9711041723...Phool Chand Gupta, J. C. O'Toole, International Rice Research Institute - 1986 - Technology & Engineering - 360 pages
Threshing is affected by shatterability, kernel size, strength, and moisture ... time Farmers decide when to harvest rice by the percentage of ripened grain in the ...

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seed/grain shatterability

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seed shedding

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seed shedding

Explanation:
I would translate it as "seed shedding". It is an agricultural term.

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The potential of seed-shedding and seedling development to contribute to the persistence of white clover.

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Asker: I came to seed shedding myself. Thank you very much for confirming the term.

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seed/grain shatterability

Jack Slep
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Reference information:
the term "shattering" refers to the tendency for wild seeds to detach easily from their parent plants, making harvest difficult
http://www.ecobooks.com/books/shatter.htm

Признаком риса, аналогичным ломкоколосости у ячменя и пшениц, является осыпаемость. Его утрата возделываемыми видами риса была ключевым событием при их доместикации. Кониши с соавт. (Konishi et al., 2006) обнаружили, что ген qSH1 (от англ. - shattering) - главный локус, котролирующий неосыпаемость у риса посевого (O. sativa).
http://144.206.159.178/FT/7795/435572/9505749.pdf

Maria Fokin
Italy
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Russian

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Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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