no-tillage

[noh-til-ij]

no-till·age

[noh-til-ij]
noun
the planting of crops by direct seeding without plowing, using herbicides as necessary to control weeds.
Also, no-till.


Origin:
1965–70
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no-tillage
 
n
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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