main crop

collocation in English

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main
adjective[before noun]
uk
/meɪn/us
/meɪn/
larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the ...
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crop
noun
uk
/krɒp/us
/krɑːp/
(the total amount collected of) a plant such as a grain, fruit, or vegetable grown in ...
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(Definition ofmainandcropfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmain crop

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Thus, corn is themaincropfor which the rotation effect is an issue.
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Themaincropis maize, or occasionally cotton, sunflower or groundnuts; these are the major crops grown in the province.
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A very largemaincrophas been set in response to excellent summer rains, and on this both species are breeding.
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It was themaincropin a drought year; in the service area, the farmers cultivated millets that required no irrigation.
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The principal product is themaincrop, but others include firewood and building materials and tree seeds.
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Surrounding smaller trees were felled for use as rough fences and a variety of millets, pulses and vegetables were intersown with themaincropof hill rice.
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Integration of legumes requires consideration of the competitive effect of relay or intercropping legumes within maize-dominated systems on water and nutrient availability to themaincrop.
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Groundnut was themaincropand cash source.
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From the point of view of that crop itself, this may not be a very serious matter, the real damage being done to the later,maincropof plant cotton.
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Farms where maize was grown as themaincropin both plots, either as a sole crop or with grain intercrops, were selected for analysis of yields in each season.
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Zou was selected because, according to climate, farmers have a choice for theirmaincrop, and cotton is competing with other crops (maize, cowpea, beans, groundnuts or vegetables).
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Ourmaincropcomes in and there are no imports available.
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The 1961maincropwas all lifted by the end of last year.
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No instance of a late ormaincropvariety being affected has been reported.
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Potato production, although acreage is slightly down, is likely to meet our requirements formaincroppotatoes, thanks to high yields.
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But as regards themaincrop, the importation does not affect the position.
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This applies to all themaincropvegetables, with the possible exception of onions.
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An assured market will be maintained for cereals,maincroppotatoes and sugar beet up to and including the crops harvested in 1947.
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