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Dec 2, 2019 05:58
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German term

Strohstabilität

German to English Science Agriculture Barley
I have little context:
In der Züchtung geht es vorrangig um Kornertrag, Strohstabilität und Vermarktungsqualität.

However, I have found one explanation of the term:
geringe Neigung zu Halm- und Ährenknicken (Strohstabilität)

Could it be something like "resistance to brackling and necking". Or "good straw characteristics, resistance to brackling and necking"?

Thank you for your help!
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 straw stiffness
3 +3 sturdy straw
4 sturdiness
3 +1 standing power
3 straw integrity or quality

Discussion

Tomasso Dec 2, 2019:
Stiffer straw also mentioned stiff-straw crop plants tolerant to lodging, is also mentioned in Steffen's article https://academic.oup.com/jxb/article/66/12/3499/522041 ptjer terms, straw stiffness,stiffer straw,
philgoddard Dec 2, 2019:
That would get my vote if you put it as an answer.
Steffen Walter Dec 2, 2019:
For a moment, ... ... I was thinking of the literal translation ("straw stability"), and there is some evidence of its use indeed (albeit predominantly in non-native references).

Proposed translations

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9 hrs
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straw stiffness

Western states, farmers would talk about laying over, down heads of grain, and straw stiffness, stand up ability,

Also **strong straw strength** univ of Idaho Nothing new here, just variations of English, first article already stated straw stiffness.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2019-12-02 15:38:11 GMT)
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https://www.extension.uidaho.edu/publishing/pdf/RES/RES196.p...

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U of Pennsylvania also mentions straw strength, strong straw etc https://books.google.com/books?id=W-1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA206&lpg=...
And **stiffer straw** is also mentioned in Steffans citation United Kingdom, so my answer is not actually anything new, just different.
Example sentence:

Genetics and fertilizers used influence straw stiffness , straw strength, resistance to laying down, lodging.

Reference:

https://books.google.com/books?id=W-1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA206&lpg=PA206&dq=wheat+lodging+strong+straw&source=bl&ots=O4ea5BX2MF&sig=ACfU3U3PVvlup5_

https://www.extension.uidaho.edu/publishing/pdf/RES/RES196.pdf

Peer comment(s):
agree Steffen Walter : You wouldn't really say "strong straw strength", would you? "High straw strength" appears to be more appropriate to avoid the repetition/duplicate.
1 hr
Gracias, cierto es mejor decir High straw strength,,,,Das hat recht. Yo no entiendo muy bien Aleman. I am just studying German,...
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2 hrs

sturdy straw

... is what I also found during my search, such as in https://academic.oup.com/jxb/article/66/12/3499/522041 ("Barley of the uzu-type is highly resistant to lodging due to a short and sturdy straw accompanied by an upright plant architecture with low leaf angles (Fig. 3A) (Chono et al., 2003).")



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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-12-02 08:41:40 GMT)
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low susceptibility to ... (sturdy straw)
Peer comment(s):
agree Ramey Rieger (X) : What the scarecrow in Wizard of Oz was made of.
5 mins
Yes, indeed - a straw man's tale, as it were ;-)
agree Gordon Matthews : I would be inclined to refer to "robust straw", but "sturdy" is fine.
2 hrs
agree Armorel Young : or perhaps "sturdiness of the straw" in this context
2 hrs
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7 hrs

sturdiness

straw stability. in this context just stability.
Reference:

https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=Strohstabilit%C3%A4t

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+1
8 hrs

standing power

Further agronomic advances have been achieved with selection for improved standing power...
https://books.google.de/books?id=sg-kAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA17&lpg=PA...

Standing power is calculated using both lodging and leaning data and expressed on a 1 to 9 scale, where a high figure indicates good standing power.
https://www.afbini.gov.uk/articles/cereals-background-charac...

Lodging in cereals is often a result of the combined effects of inadequate standing power of the crop,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodging_(agriculture)

Note from asker:
Thank you, but I went for straw stiffness. There is also the term Standfestigkeit and I think standing power fits that, so thank you! My research also revealed: Ährenknicken = necking; Halmknicken = bracking
Peer comment(s):
agree Cilian O'Tuama : Your second reference should be useful to asker.
2 days 10 hrs
Many thanks Cilian
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2 days 4 hrs

straw integrity or quality

Just a general term should suffice, given the simple context provided.
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