Meaning of flatbreaking | Babel Free

Definitions

The process of plowing an entire field to break up the soil prior to planting.

uncountable

Examples

“Where cotton follows small grain or a sod-forming crop, the practice of flatbreaking or plowing with a common turning plow in the fall is frequently followed.”

“The seedbed is usually prepared by flatbreaking (broadcast plowing) or by bedding.”

“Flatbreaking was considered essential when cotton followed a hay crop such as alfalfa (Medicago saliva L.) or in extremely weedy fields, particularly those with perennials such as johnsongrass, bermudagrass and "coco" or "nutgrass" (purple netsedge) (Brown and Ware, 1958).”

CEFR level