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Harvesting in Volgograd Oblast, Russia Straw of hay in a field of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.. Harvesting is the process of collecting plants, animals, or fish (as well as fungi) as food, [1] especially the process of gathering mature crops, and "the harvest" also refers to the collected crops.
Compression forces occur during harvesting, and horticultural goods can be hit in a series of impacts during transport and packhouse operations. Different techniques are used to minimize mechanical injuries and wounding to plants such as: [25] Manual harvesting: This is the process of harvesting horticultural crops by hand.
The agricultural cycle is the annual cycle of activities related to the growth and harvest of a crop (plant). These activities include loosening the soil, seeding, special watering, moving plants when they grow bigger, and harvesting, among others. Without these activities, a crop cannot be grown.
Shifting cultivation (or slash and burn) is a system in which forests are burnt, releasing nutrients to support cultivation of annual and then perennial crops for a period of several years. [144] Then the plot is left fallow to regrow forest, and the farmer moves to a new plot, returning after many more years (10–20).
A green harvest is the removal of immature grape bunches, typically for the purpose of decreasing yield. The removal of the bunches while they are still green induces the vine to put all its energy into developing the remaining grapes. In theory this results in better ripening and the development of more numerous and mature flavour compounds.
Cultivation may refer to: The state of having or expressing a good education , refinement, culture, or high culture; Gardening; The controlled growing of organisms by humans Agriculture, the land-based cultivation and breeding of plants (known as crops), fungi and domesticated animals
Arable land is defined as being cultivated for crops like wheat, maize, and rice, all of which are replanted after each harvest. Permanent cropland is defined as being cultivated for crops like citrus , coffee , and rubber , which are not replanted after each harvest; this also includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees , nut trees, and ...
Crop choice is central to any cropping system. In evaluating whether a given crop will be planted, a farmer must consider its profitability, adaptability to changing conditions, resistance to disease, and requirement for specific technologies during growth or harvesting. [2]