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Trap crop

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006153

A plant species grown to attract agricultural pests away from a main crop, thereby protecting the desired harvest. The trap crop is planted either around the perimeter or interspersed within the primary crop. Once pests are concentrated on the trap crop, they can be more easily managed or destroyed, reducing damage to the cash crop.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006153
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectAgricultural equipment
TranslationsGerman: Lockfrucht; Spanish: cultivo trampa; French: culture-piège
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006153",
  "term": "Trap crop",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A plant species grown to attract agricultural pests away from a main crop, thereby protecting the desired harvest. The trap crop is planted either around the perimeter or interspersed within the primary crop. Once pests are concentrated on the trap crop, they can be more easily managed or destroyed, reducing damage to the cash crop.",
  "subject": "Agricultural equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Lockfrucht",
    "es": "cultivo trampa",
    "fr": "culture-piège"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/trap-crop/"
}

Record 6,718 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.