harvest cycles
Seasonal reaping patterns
Harvest cycles are the recurring periods between plantings and harvests of crops, typically measured in seasons or years depending on the crop.
The term extends to any pattern of cultivation and collection: The vineyard operates on annual harvest cycles.
In business and technology, harvest cycles describe periods of extracting value from investments or products before renewal: The company's harvest cycle for each product line runs about three years.
- growing seasonTime crops can mature
- wet seasonProlonged rainy period
- dry seasonMonths with minimal rainfall
- reapingCutting crops for collection
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
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