ratooning
/rəˈtuːnɪŋ/
noun
- A method of growing crops where the plant is cut back after harvest and allowed to regrow from the roots or stubble for a second crop.
- Ratooning saves time and labor because the farmer does not need to replant the field.
- Farmers in tropical regions often use ratooning to get two harvests of sugarcane from one planting.
- The success of ratooning depends on healthy root systems and proper soil care.
verb
- Present participle of ratoon; the act of cutting back a plant after harvest so it can regrow from the roots or stubble.
- By ratooning the sugarcane, the grower hopes to save on seed costs.
- The farmer is ratooning the banana plants instead of planting new ones.
- They are ratooning the rice fields this season to increase total yield.