Sowing in bunches
small hole into which several seeds are sown.
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Hoeing
A cultivation operation that consists in stirring up the soil surface using a three-pronged claw or a hoe.
Weeding
A weeding technique that involves cutting young plants at the crown using a weeder, spade or hoe. Weeding, by stirring up the soil surface, creates a hoeing effect.
Essential Guide to Seed Scarification Techniques
Scarification is a treatment designed to damage the seed’s tegument (outer envelope) to allow the water needed for germination to seep through.
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Adventitious plants
A plant that grows spontaneously in a crop and whose presence is more or less harmful to the crop.
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Stratification
Treatment used with certain seeds by exposing them to a period of cold in order to lift their dormancy.
Fertilization
A cultivation operation that enriches the soil to make it more fertile and improve yields.
Stale seedbed preparation
A cultivation operation that consists in preparing the soil as if for direct seeding or transplanting, but without actually doing so, in order to create the right conditions for weeds to grow and then kill them.
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Soil aeration
A cultivation operation that consists in oxygenating and decompacting the soil by working it as little as possible.