standing crop
noun
: the total amount or number of living things or of one kind of living thing (such as an uncut farm crop, the fish in a pond, or organisms in an ecosystem) in a particular area at any given time
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Near the spot where the calf died, there was a small patch of standing crop with a wire fence put up at the boundary.
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Sayan Banerjee, Quartz, 30 Jan. 2023
Wildlife officials cited the later timing of the season, relative lack of snow and high amount of standing crops for this year's lower deer harvest.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2019
Despite the high deer population, leading factors such as the late timing of the hunt, high amount of standing crops, lack of snow cover for most of the season and fewer hunters were tilted toward a lower harvest this year.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2019
Water-logging caused by drain blockages not only harms the standing crop but also prevents farmers from planting any new seeds.
—Kuwar Singh, Quartz India, 29 July 2019
Over 6,000 square kilometres of standing crops have been damaged, and farmers in the north of the country will not be able to replant their paddies.
—The Economist, 2 Sep. 2017
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Sayan Banerjee, Quartz, 30 Jan. 2023
Wildlife officials cited the later timing of the season, relative lack of snow and high amount of standing crops for this year's lower deer harvest.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2019
Despite the high deer population, leading factors such as the late timing of the hunt, high amount of standing crops, lack of snow cover for most of the season and fewer hunters were tilted toward a lower harvest this year.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2019
Water-logging caused by drain blockages not only harms the standing crop but also prevents farmers from planting any new seeds.
—Kuwar Singh, Quartz India, 29 July 2019
Over 6,000 square kilometres of standing crops have been damaged, and farmers in the north of the country will not be able to replant their paddies.
—The Economist, 2 Sep. 2017
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“Standing crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standing%20crop. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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