flatbreaking — 英語辞典

名詞

1. The process of plowing an entire field to break up the soil prior to planting.

   用法

   • 不可算

   例文

   Where cotton follows small grain or a sod-forming crop, the practice of flatbreaking or plowing with a common turning plow in the fall is frequently followed.

   The seedbed is usually prepared by flatbreaking (broadcast plowing) or by bedding.

   その他の例文 (1)

   Flatbreaking was considered essential when cotton followed a hay crop such as alfalfa (Medicago saliva L.) or in extremely weedy fields, particularly those with perennials such as johnsongrass, bermudagrass and "coco" or "nutgrass" (purple netsedge) (Brown and Ware, 1958).