The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
fallowing — 1) leaving areas used for fish production to recover for part or all of a season 2) in aquaculture, cages or ponds left without fish for a period of time … Dictionary of ichthyology
fallowing — … Useful english dictionary
chemical fallowing — /kɛmɪkəl ˈfæloʊɪŋ/ (say kemikuhl falohing) noun fallowing in which chemicals are used at an early stage to kill off weeds which might otherwise take up moisture and nitrogen and thus deprive the subsequent crop, the chemicals being given time to… …
summer fallowing — summer fallowing, the practice in dry regions of plowing land in the summer and planting the next spring … Useful english dictionary
flood fallowing — noun : a method of suppressing or eradicating soil borne pathogens by flooding the land while it lies fallow … Useful english dictionary
AGRICULTURAL LAND-MANAGEMENT METHODS AND IMPLEMENTS IN ANCIENT EREẒ ISRAEL — Ereẓ Israel is a small country with a topographically fragmented territory, each geographical region having a distinctive character of its own. These regions include: the coastal plain, the lowlands, the hilly country, the inland valleys, the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
primitive culture — Introduction in the lexicon of early anthropologists, any of numerous societies characterized by features that may include lack of a written language, relative isolation, small population, relatively simple social institutions and… … Universalium
Shifting cultivation — For methods, see slash and burn Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned. This system often involves clearing of a piece of land followed by several years of wood harvesting… … Wikipedia
Ometepe — Map of Ometepe … Wikipedia
Ester Böserup — Ester Boserup (May 18, 1910 September 24, 1999), born Ester Børgesen , was a Danish economist and writer. She studied economical and agricultural development, worked at the United Nations as well as other international organizations and she wrote … Wikipedia
