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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

• crop-marks — cropˈ marks plural noun (archaeology) Variations in the depth or colour of a crop growing in a field, which, viewed from the air, can show the presence of a structure beneath the soil • • • Main Entry: ↑crop …   Useful english dictionary

• growing crop — A crop in the process of growth; though decisions differ as to whether such must be above the surface of the soil, and as to whether matured crops are growing crops. The cases as well differ as to whether pasturage grass is a growing crop.… …   Black's law dictionary

• growing crop — A crop in the process of growth; though decisions differ as to whether such must be above the surface of the soil, and as to whether matured crops are growing crops. The cases as well differ as to whether pasturage grass is a growing crop.… …   Black's law dictionary

• crop meter — noun : an instrument connected to an automobile speedometer and used to register mileage of fields of each crop growing adjacent to a road …   Useful english dictionary

• Crop insurance — is purchased by agricultural producers, including farmers, ranchers, and others to protect themselves against either the loss of their crops due to natural disasters, such as hail, drought, and floods, or the loss of revenue due to declines in… …   Wikipedia

• Crop mob — is primarily a group of volunteers who come together to build and empower communities by working side by side and doing the work it takes a community to do. Experienced farmers and gardeners also volunteer their time to share their knowledge with …   Wikipedia

• Growing degree day — Growing degree days (GDD) are a heuristic tool in phenology. GDD are used by horticulturists and gardeners to predict the date that a flower will bloom or a crop reach maturity. In the absence of extreme conditions such as unseasonal drought or… …   Wikipedia

• crop — [krɒp ǁ krɑːp] noun [countable] FARMING 1. a plant such as wheat, rice, or fruit that is grown by farmers in order to be eaten or used in industry: • The main crop in China is rice. • the cotton crop 2. the amount of wheat, rice, fruit etc that… …   Financial and business terms

• crop — [kräp] n. [ME croppe < OE croppa, a cluster, flower, crop of bird, hence kidney, pebble; akin to Frank * kruppa, Ger kropf, a swelling, crop of bird (basic sense “something swelling out or swollen”) < IE * gr eu b , curving out < base *… …   English World dictionary

• Crop — Crop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cropped} (kr[o^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cropping}.] 1. To cut off the tops or tips of; to bite or pull off; to browse; to pluck; to mow; to reap. [1913 Webster] I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English