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CULTURE NON IRRIGUEE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-03-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Farming Techniques
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rain-fed farming
1, record 1, English, rain%2Dfed%20farming
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rain-fed agriculture 2, record 1, English, rain%2Dfed%20agriculture
correct
- rain-fed crop 3, record 1, English, rain%2Dfed%20crop
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The growing of crops or animals under conditions of natural rainfall. 4, record 1, English, - rain%2Dfed%20farming
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Water may be stored in the crop field by bunding, as with lowland rain-fed rice, but no water is available from permanent water storage areas. 4, record 1, English, - rain%2Dfed%20farming
Record 1, Key term(s)
- rain fed farming
- rain fed agriculture
- rain fed crop
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Techniques agricoles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- culture sous-pluie
1, record 1, French, culture%20sous%2Dpluie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- culture sous pluie 2, record 1, French, culture%20sous%20pluie
correct, feminine noun
- culture pluviale 3, record 1, French, culture%20pluviale
correct, feminine noun
- agriculture pluviale 4, record 1, French, agriculture%20pluviale
correct, feminine noun
- culture non irriguée 5, record 1, French, culture%20non%20irrigu%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agriculture pratiquée (dans les pays tropicaux) pendant la saison des pluies. 1, record 1, French, - culture%20sous%2Dpluie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La préparation du sol (défrichement, brûlis) se fait à la fin de la saison sèche, les semailles aux premières pluies et la récolte à la fin de la saison des pluies ou au début de la saison sèche. Un type en est la culture dite kharif dans l'Inde, qui correspond à la mousson pluvieuse d'été. 1, record 1, French, - culture%20sous%2Dpluie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Mieux vaut employer l'expression de culture ou d'agriculture sous pluie que celle d'agriculture sèche, parfois utilisée pour l'opposer à l'agriculture irriguée (mil sous pluie, riz sous pluie, et non mil en culture sèche ou riz de montagne). 1, record 1, French, - culture%20sous%2Dpluie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Técnicas agrícolas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cultivo de secano
1, record 1, Spanish, cultivo%20de%20secano
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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