crop rotation

noun

the system of varying successive crops in a definite order on the same ground, especially to avoid depleting the soil and to control weeds, diseases, and pests.

Origin of crop rotation

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby crop rotation

crop, crop circle, crop duster, crop milk, crop out, crop rotation, crop top, crop up, crop-dust, crop-dusting, crop-eared

Example sentences from the Web for crop rotation

They have quite a diversity of crops, and I suspect that they have some idea of crop-rotation.

Naudsonce |H. Beam Piper
In a crop-rotation containing corn and wheat, the corn-stubble land is left unbroken until May or June, and then plowed.

Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement |Alva Agee
Clover-growing, crop-rotation, using animal manures, those are their inventions.

Blind Man's Lantern |Allen Kim Lang
Here are two systems of crop-rotation as practiced at one or more agricultural experiment stations.

Agriculture for Beginners |Charles William Burkett

The years of mowing are arranged in the crop-rotation to provide for as many harvests as promise immediate profit.

Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement |Alva Agee

British Dictionary definitions for crop rotation

crop rotation

noun

the system of growing a sequence of different crops on the same ground so as to maintain or increase its fertility

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crop rotation

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British Dictionary definitions for crop rotation

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BROWSE DICTIONARY

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crop rotation

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Origin of crop rotation

Words nearby crop rotation

Example sentences from the Web for crop rotation

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