cultivation

[kul″tĭ-va´shun]

the propagation of living organisms, applied especially to the growth of microorganisms or other cells in artificial media.

cul·ture

(kŭl'chŭr),

1. The propagation of microorganisms on or in media of various kinds.

2. A mass of microorganisms on or in a medium.

3. The propagation of mammalian cells, that is, cell culture.

4. A set of beliefs, values, artistic, historical, and religious characteristics, and customs common to a community or nation.

Synonym(s): cultivation

[L. cultura, tillage, fr. colo, pp. cultus, to till]

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cul·ture

(kŭl'chŭr)

1. The propagation of microorganisms on or in various media.

2. A mass of microorganisms on or in a medium.

3. The propagation of mammalian cells, i.e., cell culture.
See: cell culture

4. A set of beliefs, values, artistic, historical, and religious characteristics; customs common to a community or nation.
Synonym(s): cultivation.

[L. cultura, tillage, fr. colo, pp. cultus, to till]

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cultivation

the preparation of ground for crops.
the planting, care and harvesting of crops.

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The analysis of two years result data exhibited that yield and yield components of wheat were affected significantly by various rice field conditions and tillage intensities.

Conventional tillage also showed the similar trend during 2009-10 but it produced the fertile tillers least in wheat after AWD rice conditions and difference could not reach to the level of significance.

INTERACTIVE EFFECT OF RICE PRODUCITON SYSTEMS AND TILLAGE SYSTEMS IN RICE-WHEAT CROPPING SYSTEM

9.3 to evaluate the effect of different tillage types (main plot) and cropping systems (subplot) on soil properties and crop yields.

Conservation agriculture effects on soil properties and crop productivity in a semiarid region of India

CA technologies like, zero tillage dry seeded rice followed by zero tillage wheat planting (double zero till planting) combined with residue retention have been coined as sustainable cultivation systems (Hobbs et al., 2008) due to a combined potential to increase profits (Bhushan et al., 2007; Jat et al., 2009), increase the water balance in the system due to residue retention and bed planting (Kukal et al., 2010), improved soil quality and, water and nutrient use efficiency (Humphreys et al., 2010).

IMPACT OF CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE ON SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES IN RICE-WHEAT SYSTEM OF EASTERN INDO-GANGETIC PLAINS

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He suggested development and dissemination of appropriate farm machineries like power-tiller operated seeder, strip and zero tillage, bed planter, reaper and thresher to increase farm production, particularly wheat and spices, in the region.

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Thus, this study was to investigate the effects of tillage on soil biochemical properties and maize grown in latosolic red soil of Southern China.

Tillage Effects on Soil Biochemical Properties and Maize Grown in Latosolic Red Soil of Southern China

Because of that, thousands of acres in Alabama and elsewhere are at risk of being converted to conventional tillage, reversing years of environmental progress.

Tillage strategy controls palmer amaranth weed

Keywords: Chickpea; Tillage methods; N fertilizer; Rainfed conditions

Effects of Different Tillage Systems and Soil Residual Nitrogen on Chickpea Yield and Yield Components in Rotation with Wheat under Dry Farming Areas

In conventional tillage a large number of serial passes are required for the preparation of land for planting resulting in soil surface bare and uncovered till crop development, this situation exposed the land for wind and precipitation causes soil erosion and nutrient loss [16].

Interactive effect of different farmyard manure levels and tillage operations on yield attributes of cotton

* Interaction effect of tillage options and straw management on yield and N-use efficiency;

Effect of tillage options and straw management on crops productivity and soil fertility in rice-wheat-cropping pattern