cover crop
1Cover crop — Un cover crop ou pulvériseur à trains de disques tandem est une machine agricole utilisée pour la préparation des cultures. Bâtie sur un chassis en X ou en V c est ou outil disposant de 2 ou 4 rangées de disques concaves alignées, il sert… …
2Cover crop — Cov er crop A catch crop planted, esp. in orchards. as a protection to the soil in winter, as well as for the benefit of the soil when plowed under in spring. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
3cover crop — n. a quick growing crop, as vetch or clover, used for a short time to protect soil from erosion and then plowed under as fertilizer …
4cover-crop — ● cover crop, cover crops nom masculin (anglais covercrop, culture intercalaire) Lourd pulvériseur à deux rangées de disques …
5Cover crop — Agriculture General …
6cover crop — a crop, usually a legume, planted to keep nutrients from leaching, soil from eroding, and land from weeding over, as during the winter. [1905 10] * * * Fast growing crop, such as rye, buckwheat, cowpea, or vetch, planted to prevent soil erosion,… …
7cover crop — I. A crop grown to protect soil from erosion or nutrient leaching, rather than for production of food or fiber. II. A crop grown to cover and protect soil from erosion by wind and water, especially in winter …
8cover crop — cov′er crop n. agr. a crop, usu. a legume, planted to keep nutrients from leaching, soil from eroding, and land from weeding over, as during the winter • Etymology: 1905–10 …
9cover crop — noun crop planted to prevent soil erosion and provide green manure • Hypernyms: ↑crop …
10cover crop — noun Date: 1899 a crop planted to prevent soil erosion and to provide humus …
