CATCH CROP


Meaning of CATCH CROP in English

— catch cropping .

a crop that reaches maturity in a relatively short time, often planted as a substitute for a crop that has failed or at a time when the ground would ordinarily lie fallow, as between the plantings of two staple crops.

[ 1880-85 ]

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