no-till farming

Swedish translation: Plöjningsfri odling

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English term or phrase:no-till farming
Swedish translation:Plöjningsfri odling

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12:29 Jan 14, 2009
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Agriculture
Additional field(s): Environment & Ecology
English term or phrase: no-till farming
Definition from IFIC Foundation:
A methodology of crop production in which the farmer avoids mechanical cultivation (i.e., only one pass over the field). The plant residue remaining on the field’s surface helps to control weeds and reduce soil erosion, but it also provides sites for insects to shelter and reproduce, leading to a need for increased insect control.

Example sentence(s):
  • No-till farming, as its name indicates, does away with the mechanical churning of the soil between crops. Rather than being plowed under, agricultural wastes are left on top of the soil, where they decompose more slowly. World Resources Institute
  • The scientists found that certain activities, such as switching to no-till farming, may also increase crop yields while helping the environment. U.S. Department of Agriculture's ARS
  • Conventional tillage controls weed growth by plowing and cultivating, but no-till farming selectively uses herbicides to kill weeds and the remains of the previous crop. No-till farming is one of several primitive farming methods revived as conservation measures in the 20th century. answers.com
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Plöjningsfri odling
Definition:
I plöjningsfri odling vänder man inte jorden med plog innan sådden.
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4 +2Plöjningsfri odling
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Plöjningsfri odling


Definition from Bioteknikcentrum:
I plöjningsfri odling vänder man inte jorden med plog innan sådden.

Example sentence(s):
  • Plöjningsfri odling innebär att lantbrukaren inte använder en plog för djup jordbearbetning. Plogen har bytts ut mot andra typer av jordbruksredskap t.ex. kultivator eller tallriksharv som inte når lika djupt och som lämnar mycket växtrester i ytan. Plöjningsfri odling kan vara lämpligt på speciella jordarter såsom lätta jordar som inte består av lera. - wikipedia  
  • Goda metoder kan bevara och "reparera" marken, t.ex. växelbruk mellan baljväxter och proteinrika grödor, plöjningsfri odling, bevarande av häckar. - Europaparlamentets utskott för jordbruk  

Explanation:
Direktsådd heter på engelska direct seeding (eller direct cultivation) och innebär att man sår fröna direkt i jorden, och därigenom undviker behovet av plantskolor och konstbevattning. (Referens: the eden foundation, http://www.eden-foundation.org/svenska/articles_directseedin...
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Yes  ohemulen: Såg också plogfri odling, men det verkar inte etablerat.
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Yes  Anna Herbst: Plöjningsfri odling är att föredra eftersom direktsådd har flera meningar.
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direktsådd


Definition from Stiftelsen Lantbruksforskning:
I ett samarbetsprojekt mellan Jordbrukstekniska institutet och jordbearbetningsavdelningen (Danfors, 1988) jämfördes bl.a. bränsleförbrukning, tidsåtgång och kostnader vid konventionell bearbetning (stubbearbetning, plöjning, tre harvningar, kombisådd, vältning), plöjningsfri odling (två stubbearbetningar, tre harvningar, kombisådd, vältning) och direktsådd. Resultaten visar att det plöjningsfria systemet minskade bränsleförbrukningen med ca 30 % och det direktsådda med ca 80 %.

Example sentence(s):
  • Forskare vid Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet (SLU) har undersökt vinsterna och förlusterna av att direktså höstvete efter oljeväxter. Direktsådd och reducerad jordbearbetning på hösten kan minska mängden kväve som frigörs i marken med åtta procent - SLU, Södra jordbruksförsöksdistriktet  

Explanation:
Plöjningsfri odling kan, som exempeltexten visar, innebära annan jordbearbetning
"plöjningsfri odling (två stubbearbetningar, tre harvningar, kombisådd, vältning)"
medan direktsådd innebär att jordbearbetningen helt slopas. Jag tolkar "no-till farming" som att mer beskriva att helt utesluta mekanisk jordbearbetning.
"No-till farming, as its name indicates, does away with the mechanical churning of the soil between crops"
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