growing crops

  • 1growing crop — A crop in the process of growth; though decisions differ as to whether such must be above the surface of the soil, and as to whether matured crops are growing crops. The cases as well differ as to whether pasturage grass is a growing crop.… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 2growing crop — A crop in the process of growth; though decisions differ as to whether such must be above the surface of the soil, and as to whether matured crops are growing crops. The cases as well differ as to whether pasturage grass is a growing crop.… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 3Growing degree day — Growing degree days (GDD) are a heuristic tool in phenology. GDD are used by horticulturists and gardeners to predict the date that a flower will bloom or a crop reach maturity. In the absence of extreme conditions such as unseasonal drought or… …

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  • 4growing season — growing seasons N COUNT: usu sing The growing season in a particular country or area is the period in each year when the weather and temperature is right for plants and crops to grow. Any farmer or gardener knows that a milder winter means a… …

    English dictionary

  • 5growing season — growing ,season noun count the time of year during which plants grow and develop, especially farm crops …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6growing season — Period of the year, also called frost free season, during which growing conditions for native vegetation and cultivated crops are the most favourable. It usually becomes shorter as distance from the equator increases. In equatorial and tropical… …

    Universalium

  • 7Growing season — In agriculture, the growing season is the period of each year when crops can be grown. It is usually determined by climate and crop selection. Depending on the location, temperature, daylight hours (photoperiod), and rainfall, may all be critical …

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  • 8growing crop — Literally, a crop in the process of growth, an unmatured crop. But a disputed term in legal parlance. Some authorities hold that a growing crop may be either above or below the surface of the soil, while other authorities hold that a crop is not… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 9Growing region — A growing region is an area suited by climate and soil conditions to the cultivation of a certain type of crop. Most crops are cultivated not in one place only, but in several distinct regions in diverse parts of the world. Cultivation in these… …

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  • 10growing season — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms growing season : singular growing season plural growing seasons the time of year during which plants grow and develop, especially farm crops …

    English dictionary