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Agronomist dictionary

Short and clear definitions of agronomic terms: soil cultivation, sowing, nutrition, plant protection, machinery, and crop storage.

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Cation exchange capacity

The ability of soil to hold and release positively charged nutrients, preventing them from leaching out of the root zone.

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Chiseling

This is a method of non-inversion tillage that uses heavy-duty shanks to loosen the soil and break up deep compaction without flipping the topsoil layer.

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Cloddiness

Cloddiness is a soil condition characterized by the presence of large clods exceeding 10 centimeters in diameter, which hinder seed germination and field unifor...

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Cover crops

These are plants grown primarily to protect and enrich the soil rather than for harvest, serving to prevent erosion, suppress weeds, and improve soil health bet...