conventional crop
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conventional
adjective
uk/kənˈven.ʃən.əl/us/kənˈven.ʃən.əl/
traditional ...
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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 ofconventionalandcropfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Some of the adjustments to farming necessary during this transition period are in the tools that are used for organic versusconventionalcropproduction.
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The organic crop rotation has a high proportion of spring cereals and the proportion of grass/clover is 0.2, while cereals, primarily winter cereals, dominate theconventionalcroprotation.
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Participatory plant breeding programs originated in developing countries to meet the needs of low-input, small-scale farmers in marginal environments who were often overlooked byconventionalcropbreeders.
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Farmer research: experiences and guidelines provided information that is directly applicable to the initiation and implementation of such projects forconventionalcropproduction systems.
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The problem is that mostconventionalcropproducers also customize crop and soil management practices to their production environment, which can vary substantially from field to field.
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Field plot data of organic andconventionalcroprotations were used to determine the net returns of the systems, using four different levels of premiums for organic produce.
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The trial crop with the "best" results for the environment was aconventionalcrop.
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Microbial immobilization of ammonium and nitrate in relation to ammonification and nitrification rates in organic and conventional cropping systems.
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Therefore, alternative agriculture, compared to conventional cropping systems, may be able to achieve relatively large increases in profitability with a change of practices.
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The four systems are conventional cropping systems, supply chain livestock systems, organic production systems and extensive range livestock systems.
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Reflecting the recent focus of research, about half the book is occupied with studies of introgression between conventional crops and their cross-compatible wild relatives.
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While the organic crops did not yield as high as the conventional crops, production costs were lower in the organic systems.
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Typically, the fossil energy use per hectare in organic crops is lower compared with conventional crops but yields and stocking density are also lower.
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Comparisons of nitrogen leaching in ecological and conventional cropping systems.
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Spring wheat cultivar performance in ecological and conventional cropping systems.
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There was as much difference in net returns within organic and conventional cropping systems as there was between the two systems.
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Drainage runoff and migration of mineral elements in organic and conventional cropping systems.
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The separation distances are greater in relation to organic crops than they are for ordinary, conventional crops.
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We must be more imaginative and find sources of supply which are not just the expansion of our conventional crops or simply an extension of our own practices.
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