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Record 1 1998-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Soil Conservation
DEF

In contour furrowing and trenching, a narrow strip of ground left unexcavated so as to break the horizontal continuity of the trenching and thus contain and properly distribute any precipitation.

Key term(s)
  • box ridge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Conservation des sols
DEF

Au cours du labourage de niveau ou du scarifiage par sillons, [...] étroite bande de sol non perturbée dans le but de briser le plan horizontal du scarifiage et ainsi retenir et redistribuer adéquatement les précipitations.

Key term(s)
  • cloisonnement

Spanish

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