Tillage — Cultivating after early rain. Tillage is the agricultural preparation of the soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and overturning. Examples of human powered tilling methods using hand tools include … Wikipedia
soil cultivation — žemės dirbimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Mechaninis dirvos veikimas, kad pakistų jos savybės ir susidarytų palankios sąlygos kultūriniams augalams augti (pvz., arimas, kultivavimas, akėjimas, volavimas ir kt.).… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Soil structure — is determined by how individual soil granules clump or bind together and aggregate, and therefore, the arrangement of soil pores between them. Soil structure has a major influence on water and air movement, biological activity, root growth and… … Wikipedia
Soil horizon — Soil samples illustrating horizons (subsoil on right) A soil horizon is a specific layer in the land area that is parallel to the soil surface and possesses physical characteristics which differ from the layers above and beneath … Wikipedia
Soil morphology — is the field observable attributes of the soil within the various soil horizons and the description of the kind and arrangement of the horizons. [cite book | last = Buol | first = Stanley W. | authorlink = | coauthors = Southard, Randal J.,… … Wikipedia
Soil — For other uses, see Soil (disambiguation). A represents soil; B represents laterite, a regolith; C represents saprolite, a less weathered regolith; the bottommost layer represents bedrock … Wikipedia
Soil test — In agriculture, a soil test is the analysis of a soil sample to determine nutrient content, composition and other characteristics, including contaminants. Tests are usually performed to measure fertility and indicate deficiencies that need to be… … Wikipedia
tillage — /til ij/, n. 1. the operation, practice, or art of tilling land. 2. tilled land. [1480 90; TILL2 + AGE] * * * in agriculture, the preparation of soil for planting and the cultivation of soil after planting. See cultivator; harrow; plow. * * … Universalium
Optimum water content for tillage — The optimum water content for tillage (OPT) is defined as the moisture content of soil at which tillage produces the largest number of small aggregates. Contents 1 Overview 2 Relationships between water content at field capacity (FC) and Plastic… … Wikipedia
Minimum tillage — is a soil conservation system like Strip till with the goal of minimum soil manipulation necessary for a successful crop production. It is a tillage method that does not turn the soil over. It is contrary to intensive tillage, which changes the… … Wikipedia
