crop rotation
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.
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How to use crop rotation in a sentence
So those who implement crop rotation practices may need to apply for a license modification every year.
It is a reasonable expectation that the application will serve through a crop rotation of four or five years.
Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement | Alva AgeeThe length of the rotation may vary from a two-course or two crop rotation to one of several courses.
The First Book of Farming | Charles L. GoodrichThe farms are commonly cultivated on the three-crop rotation system.
The crop rotation for the average cotton farmer should include oats, corn, some cotton, and at least one leguminous crop.
How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory | G. H. Alford
Half an acre properly cultivated with a careful crop rotation may easily produce $100 worth of various garden crops in a year.
British Dictionary definitions for crop rotation
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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