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Unusually abundant harvest from a particular crop
- A bumper crop is an unusually abundant harvest from a particular crop. The term is now most commonly used in a figurative way to refer to a large amount or influx of something (that’s often likened to a harvest).
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Oct 27, 2020 · Every few years, some species of trees and shrubs produce a bumper crop of their fruits or nuts. The collective term for these fruits and nuts is 'mast', so we call this a mast year. Two of our most recognisable trees, oak and beech, fluctuate massively year on year in the amount of acorns and beech nuts they produce.
Jul 26, 2021 · What is masting? Many perennial plants show extraordinary variation in annual reproductive effort, ranging from years with bumper seed crops (informally known as ‘mast years’) to years with little or no investment in reproduction (Figure 1).
Jul 30, 2016 · By binding nutrients and inhibiting biological processes in the soil, hard water undermines the plants’ ability to reach higher stages of health. This results in less-resilient crops and...
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Nov 23, 2021 · Stroll the sidewalks of the eastern United States this fall and you might think you’re walking on ball bearings, as a bumper crop of acorns rolls under your feet. Pine and spruce drip with cones, and rafts of maple seeds twirl toward the ground.
In agriculture, a bumper crop is a crop that has yielded an unusually productive harvest. The word "bumper" in this context comes from a usage that means "something unusually large", [ 1 ] which is where this term comes from.
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Revise and understand the different factors that affect food production in terms of population, pests, pathogens and overhunting.
