no-tillage

[ noh-til-ij ]

noun

the planting of crops by direct seeding without plowing, using herbicides as necessary to control weeds.

Origin of no-tillage

First recorded in 1965–70

Also called minimum tillage, zero tillage.

Also no-till [noh-til] /ˈnoʊˈtɪl/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for no-tillage

no-tillage

noun

a system of farming in which planting is done in a narrow trench, without tillage, and weeds are controlled with herbicide

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