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31crop-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. * * * …
32Crop 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 …
33Crop 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… …
34crop 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… …
35crop-dusting — crop .dusting n [U] AmE ↑crop spraying …
36crop-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 …
37crop 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 …
38crop — O.E. cropp bird s craw, also head or top of a sprout or herb. The common notion is protuberance. Cognate with O.H.G. kropf, O.N. kroppr. Meaning harvest product is c.1300, probably through verb meaning cut off the top of a plant (c.1200). The… …
39crop top — crop tops N COUNT A crop top is a very short, usually tight, top worn by a girl or a woman …
40crop-dusting — crop′ dust ing n. agr. the spraying of powdered fungicides or insecticides on crops, usu. from an airplane crop′ dust er, n …
