Collocations for crop - noun
1. plants grown for food
ADJ.
agricultural | cash, commercial, export | fodder, food, forage
Fodder crops are used to feed livestock.
Fodder crops are used to feed livestock.
subsistence | staple | traditional
the replacement of traditional crops with cash crops for export
the replacement of traditional crops with cash crops for export
spring, winter | standing
Rivers burst their banks and flooded standing crops.
Rivers burst their banks and flooded standing crops.
arable, cereal, fruit, root, vegetable
VERB + CROP
grow, produce
Most of the farmers grow arable crops.
Most of the farmers grow arable crops.
plant, sow | bring in, gather, harvest, reap | damage, destroy
Summer flash floods destroyed the crops.
Summer flash floods destroyed the crops.
rotate | spray
Crops are sprayed with highly toxic chemicals to prevent insect damage.
Crops are sprayed with highly toxic chemicals to prevent insect damage.
CROP + VERB
fail
Isolated communities were extremely vulnerable if crops failed.
Isolated communities were extremely vulnerable if crops failed.
CROP + NOUN
rotation
Crop rotation helps prevent soil erosion.
Crop rotation helps prevent soil erosion.
damage, failure | production, yield
to boost crop yields
to boost crop yields
spraying
PREP.
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a crop of carrots
a crop of carrots
2. total amount of grain, fruit, etc. grown
ADJ.
abundant, bumper, excellent, good, heavy, record | poor | early
Bring strawberry plants indoors for an early crop.
Bring strawberry plants indoors for an early crop.
potato, rice, etc.
VERB + CROP
gather, get, harvest, have, reap
a record crop was harvested We had a very good crop of apples last year.
a record crop was harvested We had a very good crop of apples last year.
bear, produce, yield
It takes three to five years for a new plantation to bear a crop.
It takes three to five years for a new plantation to bear a crop.
PREP.
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