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cropland Definition

crop·land (-land′)

noun

land used to grow and harvest crops

cropland Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • harvest: The total farmland in the USA is 380 m ha, of which 175 m ha is harvested cropland.
  • manage: More than 25 percent would come from extensively managed forestlands and about 75 percent from intensively managed croplands.
  • include: To satisfactorily include croplands in GCMs, the representation of crop management needs consideration.

Adjective modifier

  • arable: The results were compared with a situation in which these locations were instead used as arable cropland.
  • productive: In agricultural areas, industrial tree plantations have undermined food security by usurping productive cropland and pastures.
  • good: Worldwide, some 30 % of the best croplands lie on flood plains and are vulnerable to flooding.

Modifies a noun

  • account: Replacing lost croplands accounts for 60 percent of deforestation, greatly accelerating climate change.
  • management: Key decisions reached at Bonn include: Broad activities eligible for sinks credits, including forest management, cropland management and revegetation.
  • area: At the other end of the spectrum is Brazil, the only country with the potential to expand world cropland area markedly.

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