intertillage

American  

[in-ter-til-ij] / ˌɪn tərˈtɪl ɪdʒ /

noun

Agriculture.

1. tillage between rows of crop plants.

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Etymology

Origin of intertillage

First recorded in 1910–15; inter- + tillage

Example Sentences

In this system of combined intertillage and multiple cropping the oriental farmer thus takes advantage of whatever good may result from rotation or succession of crops, whether these be physical, vito-chemical or biological.

From Farmers of Forty Centuries; Or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea, and Japan by King, F. H. (Franklin Hiram)

It should be noted that all of these crops were broad-cast seeded, none required row planting or intertillage.

From Agriculture in Virginia, 1607-1699 by Carrier, Lyman