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CROP ROTATION CLOVER [1 record]

Record 1 2014-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cropping Systems
CONT

Arable land is usually worked on some fixed rotation based on the Norfolk four-course of roots, barley, clover, wheat. The portion of arable land under any one of the rotation crops is referred to as a "break", e. g., turnip break refers to all the land on the farm under that particular crop.

OBS

The terms "field" or "fields" are used in Canada to designate this concept. The term "block" is also used in England.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de culture
CONT

En partageant la sole de plantes sarclées entre betteraves et pommes de terre, on étale déjà davantage les besoins de main-d'œuvre, puisque la plantation et la récolte de ces deux plantes sont successives et non simultanées.

Spanish

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