They are characterised, for one thing, by the comparatively small quantity of nitrogen they remove from the soil--less than either leguminous or root crops.
Root crops, on the other hand, sown in summer, continue their active growth into autumn, and are thus enabled to utilise the nitrates formed in the process of nitrification.
This applies not only to corn crops of all kinds, but to root crops, grass, potatoes, &c.
The effect of potash on maturity is somewhat uncertain, inasmuch as in the case of grain crops it would appear to delay maturity and to hasten it in that of root crops.
Its value for giving a start to root crops is particularly recognized, and root crops generally are dependent on it, as they have little power of utilizing the phosphoric acid in the soil itself.
In recent years, growth has been uneven due to ill-conceived fiscal stabilization measures.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "root crops" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
