Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

tecnica a \"cavalcapoggio\"

English translation:

up and down a slope

Added to glossary by BdiL
Mar 28, 2018 17:28
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Italian term

tecnica a \"cavalcapoggio\"

Italian to English Other Agriculture In A Journal Article
Contesto:

Nacquero così diverse soluzioni per ricavare ampi spazi coltivabili sui pendii dei rilievi: per esempio la sistemazione "a ciglioni", ossia campi in lieve pendenza sorretti da mezzelune di terra ed erba; oppure quella "a terrazze", utilizzata per i versanti montuosi molto scoscesi, che consiste nel ricavare dei campi piani scolpendo il pendio in terrazze sostenute da muri a secco. Altre tecniche erano quelle a "cavalcapoggio" e "girapoggio", in cui l'aratura e l'impianto delle colture seguivano l'andamento altitudinale del rilievo; oppure la tecnica che ha dato luogo al paesaggio "a pigola", formato da colture arboree e arbustive, divise in appezzamenti circondati da siepi, irregolarmente disposti a coprire il rilievo.

Molte Grazie,

Barbara
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Apr 5, 2018 07:51: BdiL Created KOG entry

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up and down a slope

I believe there's no direct equivalent in English. The expression mimics the idea of "cavalcare" (riding) the slope, seen as the back of a horse. Therefore, not contouring the slopes, but going up and, having reached the top, down.
Maurizio
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crosswise

Plowing with a pattern crosswise to the slope (see https://keckgeology.org/files/pdf/symvol/22nd/italy/Sipola20... )
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disagree BdiL : Esattamente il contrario
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contour plowing, (Liz Askew already wrote it)

Contour plowing , one starts downhill and preferabley turn the dirt uphill, which can help move dirt uphill and away from drains, roads. The horse or tractor follows the level and works to the highest ground last. (Agree , it is contour plowing already stated)

See same article in It and ENG from wikipedia. (
Example sentence:

Idaho farmers use contour plowing to control erosion.

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Reference comments

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Reference:

contour farming?

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NrD2-nJ52aYC&pg=PA79&lpg...

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Note added at 54 mins (2018-03-28 18:23:01 GMT)
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www.phmc.state.pa.us/portal/communities/agriculture/field.....
Contour Plowing. Contour plowing follows the contours of hills and slopes, rather than orienting crop rows up and down a slope. It is a technique that was popularized during the New Deal and afterwards in response to soil erosion. Contour plowing furrows run crosswise to the slope, slowing runoff and allowing the soil to ...
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disagree BdiL : Quite the contrary
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