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crop rotationSuccessive cultivation of different crops in a specified order on the same fields. Some rotations are designed for high immediate returns, with little regard for basic resources. Others are planned for high continuing returns while protecting resources. A typical scheme selects rotation crops from three classifications: cultivated row crops (e.g., corn, potatoes), close-growing grains (e.g., oats, wheat), and sod-forming, or rest, crops (e.g., clover, clover-timothy). In general, cropping systems should include deep-rooting legumes. In addition to the many beneficial effects on soils and crops, well-planned crop rotations make the farm a more effective year-round enterprise by providing more efficient handling of labour, power, and equipment, reduction in weather and market risks, and improved ability to meet livestock requirements. crop rotation [′kräp rō′tā·shən] (agriculture) A method of protecting the soil and replenishing its nutrition by planting a succession of different crops on the same land. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A long-term crop rotation study is looking at a double crop of winter and summer biomass crops. Users can access complete crop rotation details down to a farm field level. It was for this reason that we decided not to grow wheat on The Slipe, a long, thin field that had long been part of our crop rotation. |
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