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nut cultivation
Areas growing edible seed kernels classed as nuts in cooking, including tree nuts and peanuts.
Nut cultivation is the controlled growth of edible seed-kernels, of which the seeds are generally medium to large, high in oil, and encased in a shell. These include tree nuts as well as plants with culinary similarity such as peanuts.
The category follows the edible kernel and its culinary use. Peanuts are expressly included even though they are botanically legumes rather than tree nuts.
The seeds are generally oily and enclosed in shells, but the definition does not require cultivation on trees. A plant's growing form alone does not determine whether its crop belongs here.
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animal cultivation
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drug cultivation
Areas for growing and harvesting plants used for medicinal purposes or as psychoactive drugs. -
fiber cultivation
Areas for growing and harvesting fibrous plants used for clothing and non-edible materials. -
flower cultivation
Areas for growing and harvesting flowers for ornamental and expressive purposes. -
fruit cultivation
Areas growing edible fruit crops, including seedless varieties, in gardens, fields, or orchards. -
grain cultivation
Areas growing grasses and similar grain crops for edible seeds, including the listed pseudocereal crops. -
mushroom cultivation
Places for controlled growth or regular harvesting of edible fungi, including mushrooms and similar forms. -
plant nursery
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silviculture
Forests managed for wood harvesting, including Christmas trees and ornamental tree plantings but excluding fruit and sap crops. -
spice cultivation
Areas for growing and harvesting plants with high flavor used as edible seasonings. -
vegetable cultivation
Areas growing edible plants classed as vegetables on a culinary basis, including legumes such as beans.