Ratoon
Translation of "ratoon" into Russian
ratoon
NounUK
/rəˈtuːn/
US
/rəˈtun/
ratoon
ratoons pl
The farmer noticed a ratoon growing from the base of the sugarcane plant.
Фермер заметил отпрыск, растущий от основания сахарного тростника.
Additional translations
ratoon
VerbUK
/rəˈtuːn/
US
/rəˈtun/
ratoon
ratoons
ratooned Past Simple / Past Participle
ratooning Gerund
The sugarcane will ratoon after the harvest.
Сахарный тростник будет отрастать после сбора урожая.
Additional translations
Definitions
ratoon
NounUK
/rəˈtuːn/
US
/rəˈtun/
A new shoot or sprout that grows from the root or base of a plant, especially after the previous growth has been cut back.
After harvesting the sugarcane, farmers rely on the ratoon to produce the next crop.
A crop harvested from shoots that regrow from the stubble of a previously cut plant.
The first ratoon of rice usually yields less than the plant crop.
ratoon
VerbUK
/rəˈtuːn/
US
/rəˈtun/
To sprout or grow again from the root or base of a plant after being cut down.
After the sugarcane was harvested, the plants began to ratoon, producing new shoots for the next season.
To manage or harvest (a crop) so that it regrows from remaining stubble, producing an additional harvest.
Farmers decided to ratoon the cane instead of replanting.
ratoon
AdjectiveUK
/rəˈtuːn/
US
/rəˈtun/
Relating to or produced by ratoon shoots or ratooning.
Ratoon yields can be improved with proper fertilization.