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| cultivo de bulbos | bulb cultivation |
| cultivo de bulbos | bulb cultivation The cultivation of flower bulb is divided into two sectors: for forcing (flower bulbs used by professional growers for the production of cut flowers and potted plants) and for dry sales (flower bulbs for garden planting, flower pots, landscaping and parks) |
| cultivo de fruta | fruit cultivation |
| cultivo de fruta | fruit cultivation Cultivation of fruit trees for home consumption or on a commercial basis |
| cultivo de fábrica | factory farming |
| cultivo de fábrica | factory farming The technique of capital intensive animal-raising in an artificial environment, used for chicken, egg, turkey, beef, veal and pork production. Animals are restrained in a controlled indoor environment and their food is brought to them. The building take on the appearance of industrial units |
| cultivo de plantas | plant breeding Raising a certain type of plant by crossing one variety with another to produce a new variety where the desired characteristics are strongest |
| cultivo de verdura | vegetable cultivation |
| cultivo de verdura | vegetable cultivation Cultivation of herbaceous plants that are used as food |
| cultivo del arroz | rice cultivation |
| cultivo del campo | arable farming Growing crops as opposed to dairy farming, cattle farming, etc. |
| cultivo del mejillón | mussel farming |
| cultivo del mejillón | mussel farming Breeding of mussels for sale as food |
| cultivo del sustrato | substrate cultivation |
| cultivo escalonado | contour cropping |
| cultivo por fajas a nivel | contour cropping |
| cultivo sobre chamizado | slash and burn culture |
| cultivo sobre chamizado | slash and burn culture A traditional farming system that has been used by generations of farmers in tropical forests and the savannah of north and east Africa. It is known to be an ecologically sound form of cultivation, and because the soil is poor in tropical rain forests it is a sustainable method of farming. It is still practised today, primarily in the developing countries. Small areas of bush or forests are cleared and the smaller trees burned. This unlocks the nutrients in the vegetation and gives the soil fertilizer that is easily taken up by plants. A few years later the soil is degraded and the farmer moves on to do the same at another site. The original ground is left fallow for anything up to 20 years so that the forest can regenerate. With the growth in population and in the subsequent need for more farming land to produce food, the method is increasingly being used today to clear large areas of tropical forests for cattle ranching, and in most cases the ground is not left fallow for long enough and, with modern mechanized farming systems, not enough tree stumps or suitable habitats for plant life are left to start the regeneration process |
| desplazamiento del cultivo | shifting cultivation |
| desplazamiento del cultivo | shifting cultivation Agricultural practice using the rotation of fields rather than crops, short cropping periods followed by long fallows and the maintenance of fertility by the regeneration of vegetation |
| método de cultivo | cultivation method |
| método de cultivo | cultivation method Any procedure or approach used to prepare land or soil for the growth of new crops, or to promote or improve the growth of existing crops |
| sistema de cultivo | cultivation system Any overall structure or set-up used to organize the activity of preparing land or soil for the growth of new crops, or the activity of promoting or improving the growth of existing crops |
| técnica de cultivo | farming technique |
| técnica de cultivo | farming technique The business, art, or skill of agriculture |
