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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > plants (botany) > crops > non-food crops > industrial crops
Research, Technology, Methods > organisms > plants (botany) > crops > non-food crops > industrial crops
Plant Production, Gardening > plants (botany) > crops > non-food crops > industrial crops
Preferred Term:

industrial crops

Definition:
Those crops that are not specifically grown for foodstuffs (such as fruit crops, vegetable crops and grain crops), but are specifically grown to yield a useful product for man or industrial processes, such as fiber, oils, rubber, chemicals, resions, energy, waxes, or dyes.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
non-food crops
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • technical crops
  • industrial plants (crops)
  • nonfood crops
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/134917
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