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Industrial crops

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003405

Those crops that are not specifically grown for foodstuffs (such as fruit crops, vegetable crops and grain crops), but are specifically grown to yield a useful product for man or industrial processes, such as fiber, oils, rubber, chemicals, resions, energy, waxes, or dyes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003405
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectPlant Production, Gardening
Synonymsindustrial plants (crops); nonfood crops; technical crops
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoNon-food crops; Medicinal plants; Stimulant plants; Energy crops; Pesticidal plants; Drug crops; Essential oil crops; Fiber crops; Oil crops; Starch crops; Industrial applications; Nonfood products; Dye plants
TranslationsSpanish: cultivos industriales
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003405",
  "term": "Industrial crops",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Those crops that are not specifically grown for foodstuffs (such as fruit crops, vegetable crops and grain crops), but are specifically grown to yield a useful product for man or industrial processes, such as fiber, oils, rubber, chemicals, resions, energy, waxes, or dyes.",
  "synonyms": [
    "industrial plants (crops)",
    "nonfood crops",
    "technical crops"
  ],
  "subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
  "see_also": [
    "non-food crops",
    "medicinal plants",
    "stimulant plants",
    "energy crops",
    "pesticidal plants",
    "drug crops",
    "essential oil crops",
    "fiber crops",
    "oil crops",
    "starch crops",
    "industrial applications",
    "nonfood products",
    "dye plants"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "cultivos industriales"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/industrial-crops/"
}

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