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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. soil science
  3. soil management
  4. tillage
  5. conventional tillage
  1. Farms, Agricultural Production Systems
  2. soil management
  3. tillage
  4. conventional tillage

Preferred term

conventional tillage

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The traditional method of farming in which soil is prepared for planting by completely inverting it with a moldboard plow. Subsequent working of the soil with other implements is usually performed to smooth the soil surface. Bare soil is exposed to the weather for some varying length of time depending on soil and climatic conditions.

    Source: US Environmental Protection Agency

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • clean till
  • clean-till
  • clean tillage
  • conventional till
  • conventional-till
  • inversion tillage

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/26762

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