Soil and tillage
Physical clay
It represents the total sum of all soil particles smaller than 0.01 millimeters, which determine the soil's mechanical composition and its ability to retain wat...
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Short and clear definitions of agronomic terms: soil cultivation, sowing, nutrition, plant protection, machinery, and crop storage.
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Soil and tillage
Plant feeding area
This is the space allocated to an individual plant within a field, from which it extracts the nutrients, moisture, and light required for development.
Soil and tillage
Plough pan
A plough pan is a compacted soil layer formed below the depth of cultivation, caused by the repetitive mechanical pressure of tillage equipment.
Soil and tillage
Ploughing
A primary tillage operation where soil is cut, turned over, and loosened using a plough to prepare the seedbed.
Soil and tillage
Pre-sowing cultivation
This is the final soil tillage operation before seeding, designed to loosen the topsoil and prepare a uniform, firm seedbed.