Arable
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Arable relates to the growing of crops:
- Arable farming or agronomyAgronomyAgronomy is the science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, feed, fiber, and reclamation. Agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and soil science. Agronomy is the application of a combination of sciences like biology,...
, the cultivation of field crops - Arable landArable landIn geography and agriculture, arable land is land that can be used for growing crops. It includes all land under temporary crops , temporary meadows for mowing or pasture, land under market and kitchen gardens and land temporarily fallow...
, land upon which crops are cultivated. - Arable crops programArable crops programThe arable crops program is a consolidated support system operated under the EU Common Agricultural Policy for producers of major cereals, oilseeds, and protein crops. Production of these crops constituted 21% of farm income and 40% of agricultural lands in the EU in 2000...
, a consolidated support system operated under the EU Common Agricultural Policy. - Fivehead Arable FieldsFivehead Arable FieldsFivehead Arable Fields is a 10.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Fivehead in Somerset, notified in 1990....
, a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, England.