outfield
Arable land continually cropped without being manured.
Agricultural equipment
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outplant
To plant outdoors (after rearing in a greenhouse etc.).
outrun
A piece of outlying grazing land on an arable farm.
over the top
adjectiveAgricultural equipment
Downward onto plants in the field, as contrasted with other routes of administration.
oxalis
Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Oxalis
paddy field
A flooded field where rice is grown.
pampinate
To strike off the superfluous shoots and twigs of vines, to aid the growth of the fruit.
parity
The number of times a sow has farrowed.
parterre
A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one.
pastoralist
A person involved in pastoralism, whose primary occupation is the raising of livestock.
PBR
Initialism of plant breeders' rights.
peeler
A plant which impoverishes the soil by demanding high value nutrients and so requires the use of fertilizers.
perennialization
The conversion of a plant from an annual to a perennial
permaculture
Any system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems.
phosphate
Any fertiliser containing phosphate compounds.
pig farm
A farm where domestic pigs are raised and bred, primarily for food and, sometimes, for their skin.
pinch
To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
pinching
The act of pinching off new growth.
plant out
To put (a plant) into the ground outside, from a greenhouse or a plant pot.
plasticulture
The use of plastics in agriculture.
pleach
A branch of a shrub, tree, etc., used for pleaching; a pleacher.
plough
A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.
ploughing
The breaking of the ground into furrows (with a plough) for planting.
pollard
To prune a tree heavily, cutting branches back to the trunk, so that it produces dense new growth.
polyculture
The planting of two or more crops in the same place.
Portland rose
A historic class of hybrid garden roses known for their compact growth and repeat-flowering habit.
portulaca
Any of many tropical trailing herbs, of the genus Portulaca, having showy flowers
pot out
To remove (a potted plant) from its pot and plant it in a garden.
potato pen
A layered framework of beds for growing potatoes, stacked one above the other.
potato spinner
A device with a spoked wheel that is connected to a tractor (or traditionally drawn by a horse) to lift potatoes out of the ground.
prick
Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.
propago
A layer or branch laid down to root.
prune
To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.
pulley-plough
A steam cable-drawn plowing system or type of horse-drawn grading plow utilizing rope-and-pulley mechanical advantage.
pulverizer
A device for crushing clods of soil in a field.
pup
A new plant growing from a shoot that can be used for propagation.
queen
To be the queen bee of a colony.
queen excluder
A selective barrier inside a beehive that allows workers past, but not the larger queens and drones.
queen-cage
A small case used to introduce and protect a new queen bee to a queenless hive in order to determine whether the new queen will be accepted or rejected
radish ripper
The daikon, particularly when its large roots are left in a field through the winter to reduce soil compaction, rather than harvested for consumption.
rafter
To plough so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge.
ram
A male sheep, typically uncastrated.
rape culture
The cultivation (growing or production) of rape.
reaper-binder
A type of harvester for grain crops that combines a reaper with a binder; it is now largely obsolete because combine harvesters have largely replaced it, but it remains in use in certain situations and communities in which it remains practically useful.
reel
A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.
regal geranium
Any of a group of hybrid pelargoniums known for their upright habit and large, showy flowers, Pelargonium × domesticum
regrowing
The self-cultivation of vegetables by city dwellers, using flower pots and windowsills, growing them from roots, cuttings, and scraps, for recycling and sustainable living.
remineralization
The reintroduction of minerals to the soil for agricultural benefit.
requeen
To change or replace the queen bee of a colony of bees.
reseda
Mignonette (Reseda odorata).
return flow
Surface or subsurface water that leaves the field following application of irrigation water.
rind grafting
A technique used to join a small scion onto the end of a thicker rootstock by inserting it under the lifted bark or rind.
ripe
A fruit or vegetable which has ripened.
rogue
To cull; to destroy plants not meeting a required standard, especially when saving seed, rogue or unwanted plants are removed before pollination.
rootstock
A healthy and vigorous-rooted plant that is used in grafting, most commonly as a sound base to support a scion that bears desirable fruit in orchard culture.
rosa mundi
A sport of the apothecary rose, featuring semidouble flowers with deep, pink stripes on a white or pale background.
roughage
Coarse or rough plant material such as hay and silage used as animal fodder.
round dance
A repetitive, circular movement made by a foraging honey bee in process of communicating to other workers that it has located a significant and nearby food source.
roundup
An activity in which cattle are herded together in order to be inspected, counted, branded or shipped.
row crop
A crop grown in rows; especially, a truck crop thus grown.