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[[Category:Glossary]]  [[Category:Turf]]
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1. The process of loosening the surface of the groun in preparation for seeding, sprigging or sodding; sometimes performed on subsoil before the installation of topsoil to promote the drainage of water downward between layers; term is also used to descrive the chemical or mechanical scratching of the seed coat (typical of zoysiagrass) to improve germination.<br>
1. The process of loosening the surface of the ground in preparation for seeding, [[sprigging]] or [[sodding]]; sometimes performed on [[subsoil]] before the installation of [[topsoil]] to promote the [[drainage]] of water downward between layers; term is also used to describe the chemical or mechanical scratching of the [[seed]] coat (typical of zoysiagrass) to improve [[germination]].<br>


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Revision as of 15:23, 1 March 2006


1. The process of loosening the surface of the ground in preparation for seeding, sprigging or sodding; sometimes performed on subsoil before the installation of topsoil to promote the drainage of water downward between layers; term is also used to describe the chemical or mechanical scratching of the seed coat (typical of zoysiagrass) to improve germination.



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This is a farm being scarified.

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