succession of crops

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noun

1. the continuous cultivation of a crop throughout a season by successive plantings or by the use of varieties with different rates of growth.

2. the successive cultivation of short-lived crops.

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Etymology

Origin of succession of crops

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

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succession of crops

There was a very poor show of chaff-cutters and root-pulpers, because our farming friends here have not yet required these indispensable aids to mixed farming and succession of crops.

From Two Years in Oregon by Wallis Nash

On this occasion Mark determined to have a succession of crops, and not to bring on everything at once, as he had done the first year of his tillage.

From The Crater by James Fenimore Cooper

Sow sweet and garden peas and lettuces, for succession of crops, covering the ground with straw, &c.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous

To a mind used to contemplating the succession of crops and seasons, all life with its multitudinous interplay of shapes and forms seemed passing shadows.

From The "Genius" by Theodore Dreiser

The time of maturity differs much in the different varieties: some belonging to the wood or alpine section produce a succession of crops throughout the summer.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 by Charles Darwin