"Staple crops" refer to a specific type of crops that are regularly and widely grown and consumed by a large population. These crops form the primary and necessary part of people's diets.
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- Large - scale commercial breeders of staple crops already use genomic selection to improve their products. (btiscience.org)
- Of the remaining land in perennial crops, 116 million acres are used for perennial staple crops. (drawdown.org)
- People whose diet consists mainly of a few inexpensive staple crops are likely to be deficient in iron, zinc and various vitamins. (newscientist.com)
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