resow
verb [ I or T ] (also re-sow) uk/ˌriːˈsəʊ/ resowed | resown or resowed
补种
to sow more seeds (= put them in or on the ground so that plants will grow), often of the same type as before
Some of the plots had to be resown because of destruction of seedlings by birds. 由于鸟类破坏了幼苗,一些地块不得不重新播种。
You can save seed from mangetout and re-sow them each year, so you only need to purchase seed once.
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- When rains are poor, the crop sometimes has to be re-sown.
- The white clover pastures appear to survive intensive grazing at least for part of the year, without any need to resow.
- Commonly, farmers would re-sow four days to about two weeks after germination.
- The soil in the jars was kept uniformly moist by careful watering, and the maize was resown every two weeks.