Mar 11, 2013 14:25
11 yrs ago
German term
Fahnen
German to English
Science
Agriculture
(Context: sugar cane fields in Brazil): Zuckerrohrfelder dehnten sich bis an die Grenzen der Sicht .... Der rote Boden trägt üppig; ich hörte, dass man die zweite Ernte aus den Seitentrieben gewinnt, die nach dem Schnitt ausbrechen. Zur dritten Tracht wird das Land durch die Asche der Fahnen gekräftigt, die man auf ihm verbrennt.
Unlikely to be 'flags'. Some kind of agricultural/horticultural term? Perhaps 'fronds'?
Unlikely to be 'flags'. Some kind of agricultural/horticultural term? Perhaps 'fronds'?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | leaves/stalk tops/trash |
philgoddard
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| 4 | tassels |
Kim Metzger
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References
| Duden definition |
Paul Skidmore
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Proposed translations
7 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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155
tassels
According to my agriculture dictionary and
http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Sugar-Cane-Showing-Tassels-on-...
Sugarcane tassels are crossed in cubicles inside of a larger crossing greenhouse
http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/crops_livestock/crops/sugarcan...
http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Sugar-Cane-Showing-Tassels-on-...
Sugarcane tassels are crossed in cubicles inside of a larger crossing greenhouse
http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/crops_livestock/crops/sugarcan...
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15 mins
philgoddard
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
36
leaves/stalk tops/trash
The technical term is trash, but I'm not sure that would work in this context!
"In the [sugar cane] burning process, the field is set fire to and the leaves are burned off the stalks. About 80% of the “trash,” including straw, the tops, and green and dry leaves, are burned off. These components constitute about 25% of the entire sugar cane stalk. The burning kills microorganisms and burns the trash, both of which keep the soil rich when left in the fields."
Duden gives "vexillum" as one meaning of Fahne - this is the upper petal of a papilionaceous plant. Also not appropriate here, but the idea is similar.
"Die übrigen Blütenblätter teilweise umgreifendes, oberes, größtes Blütenblatt bei Schmetterlingsblütlern; Vexillum (3)"
"In the [sugar cane] burning process, the field is set fire to and the leaves are burned off the stalks. About 80% of the “trash,” including straw, the tops, and green and dry leaves, are burned off. These components constitute about 25% of the entire sugar cane stalk. The burning kills microorganisms and burns the trash, both of which keep the soil rich when left in the fields."
Duden gives "vexillum" as one meaning of Fahne - this is the upper petal of a papilionaceous plant. Also not appropriate here, but the idea is similar.
"Die übrigen Blütenblätter teilweise umgreifendes, oberes, größtes Blütenblatt bei Schmetterlingsblütlern; Vexillum (3)"
Example sentence:
https://sites.google.com/site/sugarcanepm/pre-harvest-burning
http://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Fahne#Bedeutung6
Reference comments
10 mins
Paul Skidmore
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Legally qualified - 12 years in academia
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English
Reference:
Duden definition
In my Duden for Fahne there is the following entry
(Bot.) die übrigen Blütenblätter teilweise umgreifendes, oberes, größtes Blütenblatt bei Schmetterlingsblütlern.
Maybe that helps?
(Bot.) die übrigen Blütenblätter teilweise umgreifendes, oberes, größtes Blütenblatt bei Schmetterlingsblütlern.
Maybe that helps?
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