cover crop

English

Noun

cover crop (plural cover crops)

Any of several crops planted between others in order to prevent erosion and to improve soil quality (especially by adding nitrogen); often plowed into the soil as a green manure at the end of its season.

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Translations

crops planted between others in order to prevent erosion

Finnish: katekasvi, kesantokasvi
German: Zwischenfrucht f
Spanish: cultivo de cobertura m

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