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RULADO [1 record]

Record 1 2004-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tillage Operations (Agriculture)
  • Farming Techniques
DEF

The action of tamping the seed-bed with rollers.

OBS

The main functions of rollers are to consolidate the soil, break up clods and to provide a flat soil surface suitable for drilling. Rollers are also used on cereals and leys to encourage tillering and to firm the plants in the soil ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travaux du sol (Agriculture)
  • Techniques agricoles
DEF

Action de «rouler», c'est-à-dire de tasser uniformément une terre agricole avant un semis ou une plantation.

OBS

Effectué avec un rouleau, le roulage a deux rôles complémentaires : d'une part, tasser la couche superficielle du sol pour réduire les cavités qui existent et d'autre part, briser les mottes sèches qui apparaissent en surface.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Labores de cultivo (Agricultura)
  • Técnicas agrícolas
DEF

Paso de un rulo [...] a fin de igualar las irregularidades producidas por el pisoteo del terreno.

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