crop rotation

noun

: the practice of growing different crops in succession on the same land chiefly to preserve the productive capacity of the soil

Examples of crop rotation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That connection also helped earn Acre its Green Star—the only one of its kind in the area—thanks to regenerative farming techniques, crop rotation, and a serious commitment to sustainability that goes well beyond buzzwords. —Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025

With soils depleted by intensive farming, and populations growing rapidly in urban centers, agriculture could no longer rely solely on traditional methods for accessing potassium, such as crop rotation and wood ash. — Made By History, Time, 15 Apr. 2025

All farmers used natural fertilizer, 87 percent of farmers used bio-pesticides and 23 percent of farmers practiced crop rotation. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025

Practices such as cover cropping, no-till farming, crop rotation, and organic matter enrichment enhance plant growth and microbial activity, locking carbon into the soil rather than releasing it into the atmosphere. —Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for crop rotation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Kids Definition

crop rotation

noun

: the practice of growing first one and then another crop on the same land especially to preserve the ability of the soil to produce crops