bodenfest

English translation: soil-holding/soil-stabilising

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German term or phrase:bodenfestigend
English translation:soil-holding/soil-stabilising
Entered by: inkweaver

07:00 Jan 5, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany
German term or phrase: bodenfest
Pflanzung von Schattenbäumen und bodenfesten Gräsern.
(Aus einem Maßnahmenkatalog für ökologischen Landbau in Indien.)
Im Voraus vielen Dank für eure Hilfe!
inkweaver
Germany
Local time: 05:01
soil-holding
Explanation:
The basin is about five feet deep and is surrounded by gently mounded banks now covered by a planting of a hearty, ***soil-holding grass***.
http://www.fema.gov/mitigationbp/bestPracticeDetail.do?mitss...



Use your loader and scarifier or soil conditioner attachment to prepare hard soils for seeding a temporary or permanent cover of ***soil-holding grass*** or other vegetation.
http://www.bobcat.com/publicadmin/viewArticle.html?id=3973



After applying the manure as directed the farmer will be advised to reduce the slope by erecting bench terraces for every row and plant some ***soil holding grass*** species like Rhodes grass along the dividing edges but a metre or so from the stems.
http://runetwork.demo.zadi.de/html/de/articles/bookmarking.h...



The basin is about five feet deep and is surrounded by gently mounded banks now covered by a planting of a hearty, ***soil-holding grass***.
http://tinyurl.com/7wdb89
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casper (X)
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4soil-holding
casper (X)
3robust (grasses)
Sheila Hardie
3to prevent soil erosion
Claire Cox
Summary of reference entries provided
Roots of Monocots
Julia F

Discussion entries: 3





  

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robust (grasses)


Explanation:
I think.

HTH


Sheila



IN THE GARDEN; Take a Lot Off the Top of Ornamental Grasses - New ... - [ Tradueix aquesta pàgina ]
The fountain grasses (Pennisetums) are described as the most graceful of all. These are robust grasses, yet their rather soft-textured elegance adds a ...
query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res= 9A01EFD8143BF931... - 41k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants
Tripsacum dactyloides - [ Tradueix aquesta pàgina ]
It is also one of the taller and more robust grasses found in Iowa, rivaled only by maize (Zea mays subsp. mays), common reed (Phragmites australis), ...
www.eeob.iastate.edu/research/iowagrasses/speciespages/Trip... TripsDacty.html - 8k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants
Home on the range - Telegraph - [ Tradueix aquesta pàgina ]
This involved combining robust grasses with low-maintenance perennials in naturalistic plantings which, ideally, demanded the minimum of care and attention. ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardenprojects/3303880/Home-o... .html - Pàgines semblants


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Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) - [ Tradueix aquesta pàgina ]
However, this robust grass can tolerate practically any kind of soil and it will ... grasses, Switchgrass has a C4 metabolism that enables it to withstand ...
www.illinoiswildflowers.info/grasses/plants/switchgrass.htm - 8k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants
EU-Agrinet - Project sheet: Sustainable grasslands withstanding ... - [ Tradueix aquesta pàgina ]
Sustainable grasslands withstanding environmental stresses ... New robust grass varieties will be created, which will improve grassland productivity and ...
ec.europa.eu/research/agriculture/projects/qlrt_1999_30764_en.htm - 25k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants
[PDF] Warm-Season Grasses for Hay and Pasture - [ Tradueix aquesta pàgina ]
Format del fitxer: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versió HTML
grass withstand moderately wet soil conditions and. occasional flooding. ... robust, perennial bunchgrass. It produces foliage in late ...
www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM569.pdf - Pàgines semblants

Bitter Panicgrass Plant Guide | Grass Plant Guides - [ Tradueix aquesta pàgina ]
A robust grass, it spreads slowly from short, strong rhizomes or by rooting ... It can withstand periods of extended drought and is somewhat winter hardy. ...
www.gardenguides.com/plants/plantguides/grasses/plantguide.... PAAM2 - 23k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants

Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 05:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Armorel Young: Can you elaboraborate? To me robust means hardy or not readily affected by cold/drought, whereas bodenfest presumably means that the roots help to consolidate the ground
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
soil-holding


Explanation:
The basin is about five feet deep and is surrounded by gently mounded banks now covered by a planting of a hearty, ***soil-holding grass***.
http://www.fema.gov/mitigationbp/bestPracticeDetail.do?mitss...



Use your loader and scarifier or soil conditioner attachment to prepare hard soils for seeding a temporary or permanent cover of ***soil-holding grass*** or other vegetation.
http://www.bobcat.com/publicadmin/viewArticle.html?id=3973



After applying the manure as directed the farmer will be advised to reduce the slope by erecting bench terraces for every row and plant some ***soil holding grass*** species like Rhodes grass along the dividing edges but a metre or so from the stems.
http://runetwork.demo.zadi.de/html/de/articles/bookmarking.h...



The basin is about five feet deep and is surrounded by gently mounded banks now covered by a planting of a hearty, ***soil-holding grass***.
http://tinyurl.com/7wdb89

casper (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  SJLD: see also "soil stabilising" especially riparian plants
7 mins
  -> Yes. Thank you, SJLD

agree  Sheila Hardie: I think this sounds more likely than my answer - also soil stabilising, as suggested by SJLD
42 mins
  -> Thanks, Sheila Hardie

agree  Cetacea: also with SJLD.
48 mins
  -> Thank you, Cetacea

agree  Pat Jenner (X): or soil-retaining, just as an alternative
1 hr
  -> Yes, also possible. Thank you, Pat Jenner
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to prevent soil erosion


Explanation:
I think I'd be tempted to paraphrase it:

Planting trees for shade and grasses to prevent soil erosion

See:

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-13296886.html

Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44
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Reference comments


16 hrs
Reference: Roots of Monocots

Reference information:
Monocots (all grasses) are by definition all comparably good at stabilising the soil around them because of their characteristic allhorize roots which stabilize the very top layer of the soil.

http://www.dib.boku.ac.at/fileadmin/_/H83/H831/files/Koenigs... 27

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poaceae

Julia F
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Hungarian
PRO pts in category: 8
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