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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-003405 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Plant Production, Gardening |
| Synonyms | industrial plants (crops); nonfood crops; technical crops |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| 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 |
| Translations | Spanish: 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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