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81Crop-eared — (kr?p ?rd ), a. Having the ears cropped. [1913 Webster] …
82Crop-tailed — ( t?ld ), a. Having the tail cropped. [1913 Webster] …
83Crop mark — may refer to in printing, marks placed at the corners of a form to indicate where the page is to be trimmed Cropmarks, in archaeology: differential growth indicating buried sites Crop circles This disambiguation page lists articles associated… …
84crop-duster — crop dust·er or crop duster (krŏpʹdŭst ər) n. 1. A light airplane equipped for spraying crops with powdered insecticides or fungicides. 2. The pilot of such an airplane. * * * …
85Crop protection — is the branch of horticulture concerned with protecting crops from pests, weeds, disease and theft. It encompasses: Pesticide based approaches such as herbicides, insecticides and fungicides Biological pest control approaches such as cover crops …
86Crop Revenue Coverage — (CRC) is a form of revenue insurance that protects a producer’s revenue for an insurable crop whenever low prices, low yields, or a combination of both causes revenue to fall below a guaranteed level selected by the producer. It differs from… …
87crop insurance — A contract of indemnity by which, for a specified premium, one party promises to compensate another for the financial loss incurred by the destruction of agricultural products from the forces of nature, such as rain, hail, frost, or insect… …
88crop-dusting — crop .dusting n [U] AmE ↑crop spraying …
89crop-spraying — crop .spraying n [U] BrE the practice of dropping chemicals from a plane onto crops in order to kill insects American Equivalent: crop dusting …
90crop rotation — crop ro,tation noun uncount a regular change in the type of crop you grow on a particular area of land, in order to keep the soil healthy …
