Flatbreaking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Flatbreaking is a noun meaning The process of plowing an entire field to break up the soil prior to planting.
Meaning
The process of plowing an entire field to break up the soil prior to planting.
Example Sentences
The seedbed is usually prepared by flatbreaking (broadcast plowing) or by bedding.
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.
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).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ploughing, plowing, sodbusting, plough, plow, harrowing.
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