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The end of summer is the best time to select droughttolerant vegetables: just look for unirrigated areas where the crops have survived through the summer season.
Chapter 5 1993
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· They produce leaves year-round and are droughttolerant.
Chapter 18 1992
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Maize has some ability to resist dry spells but is not nearly as droughttolerant as sorghum and millet.
Chapter 7 1981
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Peanuts have the advantage over soybeans of being both a cash crop and a food crop and are also more droughttolerant.
Chapter 12 1981
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