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RETURN SOIL [7 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 2022-08-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- active permafrost
1, record 2, English, active%20permafrost
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A permanently frozen layer of soil] which, after having been thawed through natural or artificial causes, is able to return to [its permanent frozen state] under the present climate. 1, record 2, English, - active%20permafrost
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pergélisol actif
1, record 2, French, perg%C3%A9lisol%20actif
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2021-11-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Laws and Legal Documents
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- operate under an act
1, record 3, English, operate%20under%20an%20act
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... it cannot be said that to operate under an act of the provincial legislature validly enacted enabling producers to market the products of the soil by orderly methods and under such restrictions as will tend to insure a fair return, is to commit a criminal offence... 1, record 3, English, - operate%20under%20an%20act
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Lois et documents juridiques
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- agir en vertu d'une loi
1, record 3, French, agir%20en%20vertu%20d%27une%20loi
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on ne saurait prétendre que c'est une infraction criminelle ... que d'agir en vertu d'une loi que la législature provinciale a validement adoptée et qui permet aux producteurs de commercialiser de façon ordonnée les produits de la terre tout en leur imposant des restrictions qui leur assureront un rendement équitable [...] 1, record 3, French, - agir%20en%20vertu%20d%27une%20loi
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-01-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Management
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- phytomanagement
1, record 4, English, phytomanagement
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Phytomanagement aims to reduce environmental risk by engineering the site's vegetation. Ideally, the selected vegetation should minimise contaminant mobility, while providing an economic return from the land. Soil amendments can promote plant growth and enhance trace-element immobilisation... Effective phytomanagement is site specific due to the plethora of environmental variables that affect plant growth and metal mobility. 1, record 4, English, - phytomanagement
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Gestion environnementale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- gestion par les plantes
1, record 4, French, gestion%20par%20les%20plantes
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- phytomanagement 1, record 4, French, phytomanagement
masculine noun, France
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] ensemble des méthodes permettant la gestion de sites et de sols industriels ou fortement anthrophisés [par l'intervention de l'homme] grâce à l'utilisation de végétaux dans une perspective de développement durable. 1, record 4, French, - gestion%20par%20les%20plantes
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Prometteur sur le plan technique, économique et juridique [...] le phytomanagement [peut] inclure des fonctions très diverses, notamment d'aménagement, de production, d'environnement, de biodiversité et de dépollution. Le «phytomanagement» est prometteur sur le plan technique, économique et juridique. 1, record 4, French, - gestion%20par%20les%20plantes
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-04-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Government Programs (Non-Canadian)
- Farm Management and Policy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Acreage Reserve Program
1, record 5, English, Acreage%20Reserve%20Program
correct, United States
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The] Agricultural Act of 1956--P. L. 84-540(May 28, 1956) created the Soil Bank Program... The Soil Bank Act authorized short-and long-term removal of land from production with annual rental payments to participants(Acreage Reserve Program and Conservation Reserve Program, respectively). The Acreage Reserve Program, for wheat, corn, rice, cotton, peanuts, and several types of tobacco, allowed producers to retire land on an annual basis in crop years 1956 through 1959 in return for payments. 1, record 5, English, - Acreage%20Reserve%20Program
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes gouvernementaux non canadiens
- Gestion et politique agricole
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Acreage Reserve Program
1, record 5, French, Acreage%20Reserve%20Program
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-02-11
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Farming Techniques
- Tillage Operations (Agriculture)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- back furrow
1, record 6, English, back%20furrow
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ridge of soil resulting when a furrow slice is lapped over the first furrow slice when starting the plowing operations. 2, record 6, English, - back%20furrow
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When a bottom(of a moldboard plow) turns the soil, throwing to one side a ribbon of soil that is called the furrow slice. When plowing is started in the middle of a strip of land, a furrow is plowed across the field; on the return trip, a furrow slice is lapped over the first slice. This leaves a slightly higher ridge than the second, third, and other slices. The ridge is called a back furrow. 3, record 6, English, - back%20furrow
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Techniques agricoles
- Travaux du sol (Agriculture)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- ados
1, record 6, French, ados
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite élévation rectiligne, constituée par les deux bandes de terre qu'une charrue, munie d'un seul corps de pièces travaillantes, retourne et appuie l'une contre l'autre en un aller et retour; la terre de l'axe de l'ados reste en place. 2, record 6, French, - ados
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Técnicas agrícolas
- Labores de cultivo (Agricultura)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- surco abancalado
1, record 6, Spanish, surco%20abancalado
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-10-27
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Seeding and Planting Equipment
- Silviculture
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- closing unit
1, record 7, English, closing%20unit
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a planting machine, plates or other devices that close or return the soil round the plant roots; they are set behind the trencher. 1, record 7, English, - closing%20unit
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de plantation et de semis
- Sylviculture
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- talon plombeur
1, record 7, French, talon%20plombeur
proposal, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- galet plombeur 1, record 7, French, galet%20plombeur
proposal, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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