Example Sentences
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Crops like peas and clover are planted between rows of potatoes to help bring nitrogen back into the soil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
Crops grown in nutrient-poor soil tend to encourage locust outbreaks because those plants contain high levels of carbohydrates and very little protein.
From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026
Crops vary in their vulnerability to different threats, so if one plant does poorly, a diverse farm could fall back on others to produce food, said Osatuke.
From Salon • Aug. 14, 2024
Crops that could be fallowed during dry spells, leaving more water for the environment, were supplanted by almond and pistachio orchards, which require water in wet years and dry.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024
Crops grow, and cattle and goats are well fed and produce lots of milk or meat or babies.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
