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• Crop diversity — is the variance in genetic and phenotypic characteristics of plants used in agriculture. Crops may vary in seed size, branching pattern, in height, flower color, fruiting time, or flavor. They may also vary in less obvious characteristics such as …   Wikipedia

• legume — ► NOUN 1) a leguminous plant grown as a crop. 2) a seed, pod, or other edible part of a leguminous plant, used as food. ORIGIN Latin legumen, from legere to pick …   English terms dictionary

• Legume — A legume is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or a fruit of these specific plants. A legume fruit is a simple dry fruit that develops from a simple carpel and usually dehisces (opens along a seam) on two sides. A common name for… …   Wikipedia

• legume — /leg yoohm, li gyoohm /, n. 1. any plant of the legume family, esp. those used for feed, food, or as a soil improving crop. 2. the pod or seed vessel of such a plant. 3. any table vegetable of the legume family. [1670 80; < F légume vegetable < L …   Universalium

• crop rotation — the system of varying successive crops in a definite order on the same ground, esp. to avoid depleting the soil and to control weeds, diseases, and pests. [1905 10] * * * Successive cultivation of different crops in a specified order on the same… …   Universalium

• Crop Yield — A measurement of the amount of a crop that was harvested per unit of land area. Crop yield is the measurement often used for a cereal, grain or legume and is normally measured in metric tons per hectare (or kilograms per hectare). Crop yield can… …   Investment dictionary

• legume — leg•ume [[t]ˈlɛg yum, lɪˈgyum[/t]] n. 1) pln any plant of the legume family, esp. one used for feed, food, or as a soil improving crop 2) pln coo the pod, bean, or pea of such a plant, usu. divided into two parts and often used for food •… …   From formal English to slang

• legume — [ lɛgju:m] noun 1》 a leguminous plant grown as a crop. 2》 a seed, pod, or other edible part of a leguminous plant, used as food.     ↘Botany the long seed pod of a leguminous plant. Origin C17: from Fr. légume, from L. legumen, legere to pick …   English new terms dictionary

• legume — /ˈlɛgjum / (say legyoohm), /ˈleɪ / (say lay ) noun 1. any plant of the family Leguminosae (including the Fabaceae, Caesalpiniaceae and Mimosaceae), especially those used for feed, food, or soil improving crop, such as beans, peas, lentils, etc. 2 …  

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• cover crop — a crop, usually a legume, planted to keep nutrients from leaching, soil from eroding, and land from weeding over, as during the winter. [1905 10] * * * Fast growing crop, such as rye, buckwheat, cowpea, or vetch, planted to prevent soil erosion,… …   Universalium