Cultivation

n. soil preparation, growing of crops; development, improvement

Tillage, or cultivation (a term which also has broader meanings related to the raising of plants in general) is the agricultural preparation of the soil by digging it up. Tillage can also mean the land that is tilled.Primary tillage loosens the soil and mixes in fertilizer and/or plant material, resulting in soil with a rough texture. Secondary tillage produces finer soil and sometimes shapes the rows. It can be done by a using various combinations of equipment: plough, disk plough, harrow, dibble, hoe, shovel, rotary tillers, subsoiler, ridge or bed forming tillers, roller.
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Noun
1. socialization through training and education
(hypernym) socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation
2. (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
(hypernym) production
(hyponym) aquaculture
(derivation) cultivate, crop, work
(classification) farming, agriculture, husbandry
3. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad
(synonym) polish, refinement, culture, finish
(hypernym) perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
(derivation) educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise

n. cultivation, soil preparation

(n.)
The state of being cultivated; advancement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition; refinement; culture.
  

(n.)
The art or act of cultivating; improvement for agricultural purposes or by agricultural processes; tillage; production by tillage.
  

(n.)
Bestowal of time or attention for self-improvement or for the benefit of others; fostering care.