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CROP RESIDUE DECOMPOSITION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-04-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Farming Techniques
- Plant and Crop Production
- Soils (Agriculture)
- Environment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crop residue return
1, record 1, English, crop%20residue%20return
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- residue return 1, record 1, English, residue%20return
correct, noun
- crop residue returning 2, record 1, English, crop%20residue%20returning
correct, noun
- RR 2, record 1, English, RR
correct
- RR 2, record 1, English, RR
- residue returning 3, record 1, English, residue%20returning
correct, noun
- RR 3, record 1, English, RR
correct
- RR 3, record 1, English, RR
- return of crop residues 4, record 1, English, return%20of%20crop%20residues
correct, noun
- return of residues 5, record 1, English, return%20of%20residues
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The return of crop residues to the soil is a common agricultural management practice for nutrient recycling and carbon sequestration. It is known that nitrogen(N) fertilization can influence crop residue decomposition and nutrient release. 4, record 1, English, - crop%20residue%20return
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Techniques agricoles
- Cultures (Agriculture)
- Sols (Agriculture)
- Environnement
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- retour des résidus de culture
1, record 1, French, retour%20des%20r%C3%A9sidus%20de%20culture
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- retour des résidus 2, record 1, French, retour%20des%20r%C3%A9sidus
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les sols se situant sous des niveaux acceptables de MOS [matière organique du sol] sont davantage sujets à des problèmes de dégradation (érosion, compaction, battance, déstructuration, etc.) et donc les apports en matières organiques et le retour des résidus de culture devraient être privilégiés pour rehausser leurs niveaux de MOS au lieu de les maintenir à des seuils inférieurs plus sujets à des problèmes de dégradation. 3, record 1, French, - retour%20des%20r%C3%A9sidus%20de%20culture
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Técnicas agrícolas
- Producción vegetal
- Suelos (Agricultura)
- Medio ambiente
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- devolución de residuos de cultivos
1, record 1, Spanish, devoluci%C3%B3n%20de%20residuos%20de%20cultivos
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mitigación del cambio climático mediante la reducción del consumo de combustibles fósiles y la implementación de mecanismos de secuestro de carbono (laboreo mínimo, devolución de residuos de cultivos al suelo, uso de cultivos de cobertura y rotaciones, integración de leguminosas fijadoras de nitrógeno). 1, record 1, Spanish, - devoluci%C3%B3n%20de%20residuos%20de%20cultivos
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-04-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Environment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crop residue decomposition
1, record 2, English, crop%20residue%20decomposition
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crop residue decomposition : term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report. 2, record 2, English, - crop%20residue%20decomposition
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Environnement
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- décomposition de résidus de culture
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9composition%20de%20r%C3%A9sidus%20de%20culture
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
décomposition de résidus de culture : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9composition%20de%20r%C3%A9sidus%20de%20culture
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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