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constr. (Tillage of subsurface soil below the normal depth of cultivation without disturbing the sequence of the soil profile for the purpose of breaking up heavily compacted subsoil which restricts water and root penetration; â–ºdeep plowing [US]/deep ploughing [UK], â–ºscarifying); syn. subsoil tilling [n] [also US], deep ripping [n] [also UK] (SPON 1986, 154);s desfonde [m] (Consiste en dar a la tierra una labor profunda, de 50 cm o más, con la finalidad de romper la compacidad del suelo sin voltearlo; RA 1970; â–ºarado en produndo, â–ºescarificado); f 1 décompactage [m] (Terme générique pour l’ameublissement en profondeur de sols compactés sans retournement ni enfouissement, pour maintenir la matière organique à la surface du sol ; â–ºlabour profond, â–ºscarifiage, â–ºsous-solage) ; f 2 sous-solage [m] (2)(Travaux aratoires du sol exécutés sur de grandes superficies par passage d’une sous-soleuse [outil à dents droites] à une profondeur de 50 à 80 cm, but est de régénérer la structure des...

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(2010). 6163 subsoiling [n]. In: Evert, KJ., Ballard (deceased), E.B., Elsworth, D.J., Oquiñena, I., Schmerber, JM., Stipe (deceased), R.E. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Landscape and Urban Planning. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76435-9_14183

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