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SOIL IMPROVEMENT [3 records]

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Record 1 2013-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction
DEF

An operation which improves the physical properties of a soil - such as natural moisture content, plasticity, moisture and frost susceptibility, and compactibility - by the addition of a binder.

OBS

soil improvement: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction des voies de circulation
DEF

Opération consistant à améliorer, par addition d'un liant, les propriétés physiques du sol telles que la teneur en eau naturelle, la plasticité, la sensibilité à l'eau et au gel, l'aptitude au compactage.

OBS

amélioration des sols : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
DEF

An alteration of the properties of a soil, and thereby of the soil, by the addition of substances such as lime, gypsum, and sawdust to make the soil more suitable for the growth of plants.

OBS

soil amendment: refers also to the substance added to the soil to improve its physical properties.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
DEF

Modification des propriétés d'un sol et ainsi, du sol lui-même, par incorporation de substances comme la chaux, le gypse et la sciure de bois, afin de le rendre plus apte aux productions végétales.

CONT

L'amendement des terres par l'ameublissement, le chaulage, la fertilisation, la fumure, le marnage, le plâtrage.

OBS

amendement : ce terme désigne aussi la substance incorporée au sol à cet effet.

PHR

Procéder à l'amendement d'un champ.

Key term(s)
  • amendement des terres

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Abono y mejoramiento del suelo
Key term(s)
  • mejoramiento de los suelos
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Record 3 2002-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
DEF

The processes for, or the results of, making the soil more productive for growing plants, by drainage, irrigation, addition of fertilizers and soil amendments, and so on.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
DEF

Techniques ou réalisations dont le but est d'accroître la productivité d'un sol agricole, par drainage, irrigation, fumure, amendement et autres moyens.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia del suelo
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