Crops Collection (#98)

Vegetable gardens in canyon, Todra Gorge, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco, february

Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas), Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) and Corncockle (Agrostemma githago) flowering, growing at edge of field with sprayer in background, Lincolnshire, England, june

Cassava (Manihot sp. ) crop, growing in field, Lombok, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, march
Cassava (Manihot sp.) crop, growing in field, Lombok, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, march

Maize (Zea mays) crop, grown for silage, close-up of leaves, Oxfordshire, England, june

Yellow gourds growing in allotment garden, Norfolk, England, october

Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) adult male, with insects in beak, collecting food for chicks, perched on cabbage leaf in field, Lincolnshire, England, july

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) flock, feeding in harvested barley field, attracted to insects disturbed by combine harvester during harvest, Northern Spain, july

Skylark (Alauda arvensis) adult, perched in pea crop, Warwickshire, England, june

Skylark (Alauda arvensis) adult, singing, perched in pea crop, Warwickshire, England, june

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) flock, feeding, following combine harvester harvesting rice crop, Extremadura, Spain, september

Great Bustard (Otis tarda) flock, standing amongst weeds in sunflower field, Northern Spain, july

Domestic Cattle, beef herd, grazing fodder roots in snow covered field, near Penrith, Cumbria, England, december

Strawberry (Fragaria sp. ) fruit, picked by boy on fruit farm, Kent, England, july
Strawberry (Fragaria sp.) fruit, picked by boy on fruit farm, Kent, England, july

Domestic Sheep, flock, feeding on fodder roots in snow covered field, Plumpton, Penrith, Cumbria, England, november

Domestic Sheep, Shropshire, two adults, folded on roots, Shropshire, England, october

Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) introduced species, feeding damage to Cultivated Apple (Malus domestica) crop, Gisborne, North Island, New Zealand

Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) adult, feeding on Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) crop in field, Lincolnshire, England, august

Swede (Brassica napobrassica) mature crop, with distorted growth and slug damage, in garden allotment, Suffolk, England, march

Italian Sainfoin (Hedysarum coronarium) flowering, legume cultivated for fodder, Italy, april

Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) introduced pest species, eggs, on potato leaf, Pyrenees, Ariege, France, may

Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) adult female with young, sitting on banana plant, in farmland at edge of Nyungwe Forest N.P. Rwanda, december

Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) adult, feeding, stealing Common Pear (Pyrus communis) fruit from orchard, Shropshire, England, july

Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) flock, in flight, taking off from field of maize stubble with tractor, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, U.S.A

Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) four adults, in flight, feeding over barley field, attracted to insects disturbed by combine harvester during harvest, Northern Spain, july

Allegorical seasons. Historical artwork of cherubs as allegorical representations of the seasons. From left to right they are: Summer, Spring, Autumn, and Winter

Slug on leek. Slugs are gastropod molluscs that do not have shells. They feed on a variety of plants and can be pests on crops and garden plants

Squashes

Genetically modified corn
MODEL RELEASED. Genetically modified corn (Zea mays), being held by a scientist wearing protective clothing. Genetically modified (GM) or transgenic plants have genetic material (genes)

Pre-flood Missouri River (image 1 of 2). Coloured three-dimensional computer image, based on satell- ite data, of the Missouri River, USA

Pre-flood rivers (image 1 of 2). Coloured three- dimensional computer image, based on satellite data, of three US rivers before they flooded

Scarecrow in a garden, with flowers and planted crops. The scarecrow is designed to look like a human, and is being used to scare away birds that feed on seeds and plants

Field of barley at sunset
Field of barley (Hordeum vulgare) at sunset

Potatoes eaten by pests
Harvested organic potatoes (Solanum tuberosum Cherie ). These potatoes have been eaten by agricultural pests, such as rats or mice, while they were still in the ground

Greenhouses used to grow fennel. Photographed at a farm in Norfolk, UK

Carrot field in Brittany, France

Agriculture and mining, from space. Large square agricultural fields are seen by strongly coloured deposits and pools formed by mining activities

Harvesting wheat grain. Combine harvester unloading wheat (Triticum sp.) grain into a container for storage. Photographed in Victoria, Australia

Organic onions (Allium cepa White Prince ) in a vegetable garden. Onions are used as ingredients in cooking and contain a variety of vitamins and minerals, including potassium

Organic black kale cabbage plants (Brassica oleracea Nero de Toscana ) in a wooden trug. Cabbage is used as an ingredient in cooking and is a good source of vitamin C

Vineyard of grape vines with windbreaks to shield them from the wind. Photographed in Chile

Taro crops, Hawaii
Taro crops (Colocasia esculenta) in a field. Photographed on Kauai island, in Hawaii, USA

Harvested wheat (Triticum sp.) tied up in bundles. Photographed in the Draa river valley, Morocco

Cereal crop harvest. Woman working in a field, harvesting crops. Photographed in the Draa river valley, Morocco

Harvesting organic broad beans (Vicia faba Red Epicure ). Gardener hand-picking broad beans from a plant in a vegetable garden

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