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Cultivation
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An older man in a blue shirt and gloves uses a garden hoe to weed between rows of potato plants in a lush backyard garden. Aerial view of patchwork fields on the Great Plains in North Dakota, showing cultivated farmland with green and golden brown sections stretching into the distance. cultivating soil
The Ricasoli family's wine tradition and Chianti's landscape
How new orchid varieties are created

Cultivation: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Oct 31, 2026
Added information about crop systems and added cross-references throughout. Mar 01, 2022
Deleted Web site: Natural Resource Conservation Service. Jul 02, 2013
New article added. Feb 20, 2009
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