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LABOUR [3 records]

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Record 1 2010-03-30

English

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

... the first operation in seed-bed preparation on most farms ...

CONT

Good ploughing is probably the best method of burying weeds and the remains of previous crops; it can also set up the soil so that good frost penetration is possible.

OBS

Ploughing is sometimes referred to as "primary tillage" as opposed to "secondary tillage" which refers to field operations after ploughing.

Key term(s)
  • primary tillage

French

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

Façon culturale qui consiste à découper en une ou en plusieurs bandes et à la retourner à l'aide d'une charrue.

CONT

Le labour (amène) à l'air des couches inférieures, (ameublit) la terre, (assure) le mélange des différentes parties et (contribue) à la destruction des mauvaises herbes.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec le terme "labour" qui est aussi utilisé en jardinage pour désigner le travail de préparation du sol impliquant l'emploi de la bêche ou de la houe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Labores de cultivo (Agricultura)
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Record 2 2007-12-17

English

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

Ananzeh (1986) studied the sediment yield of Wadi Kufranjeh basin and found that rainfall is considered as the most important factor affecting soil erosion and sediment yield, as it explained 69% of total variation in stream discharge, 79% of soil erosion in ploughed land and 37% in unploughed land.

French

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

Portion de terre qui a été découpée en une ou plusieurs bandes et retournée à l'aide d'une charrue.

CONT

Le modèle a estimé des valeurs de drainage profond et par tuyaux légèrement plus élevées pour la terre labourée que pour la terre sans labours.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-09-10

English

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

(To) ensure that all passes from ploughing onwards, including fertilizer spreading and all cultivations, take place in the same wheelings (the) ploughed land should be accurately marked out in the autumn with a tractor ...

French

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

Façon culturale qui consiste à découper la terre en une ou en plusieurs bandes et à la retourner à l'aide d'une charrue; portion de terre qui vient d'être ainsi travaillée.

Spanish

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