contour farming

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17:55 Mar 11, 2011
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Science - Agriculture
Additional field(s): Forestry / Wood / Timber
English term or phrase: contour farming
Definition from NMSU Glossary:
(crop science) Field operations such as plowing, planting, cultivating, and harvesting on the contour, or at right angles to the natural slope to reduce soil erosion, protect soil fertility, and use water more efficiently.

Example sentence(s):
  • Contour farming is performed on sloping cropland by following the natural contours when tilling and harvesting the soil, planting, and cultivating. It also includes following established grades of terraces or diversions. Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • An early use of contour farming where crop rows match the natural lay of the land. This Iowa farmer is plowing with equipment pulled by horses. IOWA pathways
  • Contour farming is most effective on slopes between 2 and 10 percent. NRCS, CA
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5контурна обработка
Violeta Dimova-Nikols
5контурно земеделие
Yordanka Stankova


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контурна обработка


Definition from http://chm.moew.government.bg:
Контурната обработка е обработване на почвата по посока перпендикулярна на наклона на склона.

Example sentence(s):
  • Контурна обработка на склоновите обработваеми земи (оран, сеитба, култивиране/ брануване, окопаване и др.) по посока, перпендикулярна на наклона на склона (на едностранните склонове) или по хоризонталите ( на склонове със сложен релеф). - http://chm.moew.government.bg  
Violeta Dimova-Nikols
Australia
Local time: 05:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in BulgarianBulgarian

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Yes  Yavor Dimitrov: Тъй като става дума за обработка на почвата, по-точният преводен вариант е "контурна обработка (на почвата)". Да припомним, че терминът на английски е известен още и като "contour ploughing".
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No  Yordanka Stankova: В посочения източник се говори за "контурна обработка", "контурна оран", "контурно земеделие", и т.н. "Farming" се превежда "земеделие" и е най-общ от всички термини. Би трябвало да преведем този термин като "контурно земеделие".
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контурно земеделие


Definition from Joint Research Centre:
Контурното земеделие включва извършването на полеви дейности като оран, браздене и сеитба по контури (под прав ъгъл спрямо нормалната посока на оттичане). Контурното земеделие повишава водопропускливостта на почвата и намалява загубата на вода и ерозията в резултат на обработване.

Example sentence(s):
  • Контурното земеделие включва извършването на полеви дейности като оран, браздене и сеитба по контури. - Joint Research Centre  
Yordanka Stankova
Bulgaria
Local time: 20:40
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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