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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Farms, Agricultural Production Systems > agricultural management > crop management > cropping systems
Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > agricultural management > crop management > cropping systems
Plant Production, Gardening > crop management > cropping systems
Preferred Term:

cropping systems

Definition:
The pattern of crops grown on a given piece of land, or order in which the crops are cultivated over a fixed period.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
crop management
Narrower Concepts:
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • cropping patterns
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28763
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