noun
- the agricultural practice of allowing crop stubble to regrow after harvest to produce a second crop
Usage: agricultural
Examples
- Ratooning is commonly practiced with sugarcane crops.
- The farmer decided to try ratooning instead of replanting the entire field.
- Rice ratooning can provide an additional harvest in the same growing season.
- Successful ratooning depends on proper cutting height and timing.
- The practice of ratooning helps reduce labor and seed costs.
- Ratooning works best in tropical and subtropical climates.