mouldboard

(ˈməʊldˌbɔːd) or

moldboard

(Agriculture) the curved blade of a plough, which turns over the furrow

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mouldboard - wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow

moldboard

moldboard plow, mouldboard plough - plow that has a moldboard

wedge - something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them

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These attributes are associated with conservation tillage, which has been touted as a perfect alternative to mouldboard ploughing.

Long-term effects of wheat production management practices on some carbon fractions of a semiarid Plinthustalfs

The mouldboard is made of high-carbon steel for a longer life, and its involute multi-radius design cuts, mixes, and rolls material off the mouldboard in an effortless wave.

Level the playing field with CASE motor graders

A tillage experiment, consisting of two treatments, mouldboard plough (MP) and no tillage (NT), was established in a randomized complete block design with four replicates.

Short-term effects of tillage practices on soil organic carbon turnover assessed by [delta][sup.13]C abundance in particle-size fractions of black soils from northeast China

She considers his contributions to agriculture in the context of his times; the extent of his estates and his management of them; his exchange of ideas with George Washington, James Madison, and Thomas Mann Rudolph on crop rotation; how he resumed his exploration into land rejuvenation after the presidency; the crops he grew and problems he had in growing and marketing; plants he introduced; implements he used, including his invention of the mouldboard plow and hemp-breaker; milling; animals he owned and his ideas on breeding; his farm personnel; the Monticello gardens; his ideas on landscaping; and the establishment of a botanical garden and his landscaping and plans for a school of botany at the U.

Thomas Jefferson; farmer. (reprint, 1991)

Restoring it was harder still: the rotting mouldboard had to be replaced and the steel ploughshare needed weeks of polishing.

French horse pair take to le plough; DAFYDD'S PASSION IGNITED BY OLD FAMILY PLOUGH

However, a long-term conventional tillage with mouldboard plough causes severe SOM reduction in agricultural soils (Six et al., 2000) and is responsible for reducing soil organic carbon levels by up to 70% (Lal & Bruce, 1999).

The impact of alternative soil tillage on soil resistance and C[O.sup.2] emissions

Long-term experiments with different depth of mouldboard ploughing in Sweden.

Influence of Different Tillage Methods on Root Yield, Yield Components and Some Quality Characteristics of Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris)

The mouldboard plough has one of the most complex shapes of tillage implements and has been developing for centuries.

Effect of tillage methods and use magnetic water on greenhouse cucumber yield in north of Khuzestan, Iran

The soil in the CT field was ploughed to a depth of 25 cm by means of a two-share mouldboard plow.

Profile distribution and storage of soil organic carbon and total nitrogen under conservation tillage in Northwest Liaoning, China

Another significant development was the mouldboard, which helped turn the soft, forming the ridge and furrow.

Agriculture machinery