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fallow land [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cropping Systems
DEF

... land that is normally used to produce crops but remains unseeded for one or more growing seasons.

OBS

... it may or may not be plowed.

OBS

This is usually done to let the soil replenish its nutrients for a year.

OBS

fallow: term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

OBS

fallow: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de culture
DEF

[Terre] qu'on laisse reposer temporairement en ne lui faisant pas porter de récolte afin qu'elle produise ensuite abondamment.

CONT

Labourer des jachères.

OBS

jachère : terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

OBS

jachère : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de cultivo
DEF

Tierra de labranza que no se siembra durante uno o más años.

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Record 2 1999-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture

Spanish

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