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Record 1 2022-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Soil Science
  • Cropping Systems
DEF

Land exhausted by cultivation and no longer tilled [or pastured].

CONT

Most fields that were cleared for agriculture are still being farmed. However, many have been abandoned ... due to changing agricultural practices and impoverished soils. We call these abandoned agricultural lands "old fields."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Science du sol
  • Systèmes de culture
CONT

L'engrais vert de pleine saison sera utilisé pour préparer de nouvelles terres ou encore pour reconditionner une terre épuisée et endommagée.

Spanish

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