noun
- A method of planting crops in a grid pattern with equal spacing between rows and plants, allowing cultivation in two directions.
Usage: agriculture; primarily North American
verb
- To plant crops using the checkrowing method; to arrange plants in a grid pattern for efficient cultivation.
Usage: agriculture
Examples
- Checkrowing corn allows farmers to use mechanical cultivation in both directions.
- The farmer decided to use checkrowing for better weed control in the cornfield.
- Checkrowing was a common practice before the widespread adoption of herbicides.
- By checkrowing the crop, the farmer could reduce labor costs for hand weeding.
- Modern equipment has made checkrowing less necessary than it was decades ago.