double cropping

noun

The practice of sequentially raising and harvesting a second (or third, or sometimes more) crop (usually vegetables) in the same field in a single growing season, especially in warmer climates such as California's Imperial Valley or the Rio Grande valley of Texas and Mexico.

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Meanings

noundouble cropping (uncountable)
  1. uncountableagricultureThe practice of sequentially raising and harvesting a second (or third, or sometimes more) crop (usually vegetables) in the same field in a single growing season, especially in warmer climates such as California's Imperial Valley or the Rio Grande valley of Texas and Mexico.
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APA

double cropping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20cropping

MLA

“double cropping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20cropping. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double cropping,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20cropping.

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