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Nonproductive   /nˌɑnprədˈəktɪv/   Listen
Nonproductive

adjective
1.
Not directly productive.






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"Nonproductive" Quotes from Famous Books



... vegetable—sprawling, large framed, later maturing, longer yielding, vigorously rooting. However, many of these old-timers have not seen the attentions of a professional plant breeder for many years and throw a fair percentage of bizarre, misshapen, nonproductive plants. These "off types" can be compensated for by growing a somewhat larger garden and allowing for some waste. Dr. Alan Kapuler, who runs Peace Seeds, has brilliantly pointed out to me why heirloom varieties are likely ...
— Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway • Steve Solomon



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