Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to field crops: Describes something that is connected to or characteristic of crops grown on arable land in large quantities, typically for harvest.

Usage

• The adjective field-crop is used attributively to modify nouns related to agriculture, farming systems, or agricultural science. It specifies that the subject pertains to crops cultivated in fields, as opposed to horticulture, orchards, or other types of cultivation.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The university has a strong research program in field-crop science.
  • Effective field-crop management is essential for sustainable agriculture.
  • They discussed new field-crop varieties that are drought-resistant.

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily technical and is most commonly found in academic, scientific, or professional agricultural contexts. It is not typically used in everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Field crop (noun phrase): A crop (such as wheat, corn, soybeans, or cotton) grown on a large scale in fields.
  • Corn is a major field crop in this region.
• Field-cropping (noun/gerund): The practice or system of growing field crops.
  • The economics of field-cropping were analyzed in the report.

Synonyms

• Agronomic: Pertaining to the science of soil management and crop production.
• Arable: Suitable for or related to growing crops on plowed land.

Notes

• field-crop is a compound adjective. Its meaning is directly derived from the noun phrase "field crop." It is typically hyphenated when used before a noun (attributive position).

Adjective

1. of or relating to field crops
   • field-crop management