noun
- a farm implement designed to break up hardpan or compacted soil layers beneath the surface without bringing them to the top
Usage: agricultural
Examples
- The farmer used a subsoiler to break up the compacted clay layer.
- After years of heavy machinery traffic, the field needed treatment with a subsoiler.
- The subsoiler’s deep shanks penetrated eighteen inches into the hardpan.
- Modern subsoilers can improve soil drainage and root penetration.
- The tractor pulled the subsoiler across the field to prepare it for planting.
- Using a subsoiler helped increase crop yields by improving water infiltration.