11.   Forecasters call for the storm to travel along the southern coasts of Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana, relieving dry conditions there that had threatened the crop.

12.   High temperatures and winds continued to deplete the soil moisture and threaten such crops as hay, cotton and alfalfa.

13.   In CHICAGO, wheat futures rose as large buyers enter the world market at a time when cold weather threatens the new U.S. crop.

14.   In Florida, freezing temperatures threatened citrus crops Friday night.

15.   Most durians grow in the wilds of Southeast Asia, and the deforestation of Thailand and Malaysia is threatening the crop.

16.   Over the summer, under a hot sun on the family farm, he used his hands to pull the weeds that were threatening the crops.

17.   Prices rose Monday in part because Hurricane Pauline was threatening crops in Mexico.

18.   Soybean and corn prices surged earlier in the week after hot, dry weather threatened the crops.

19.   The fungus is pampered like a pet, fed to fatness and kept clean of competing microorganisms that might threaten the crop.

20.   The Indian government has banned the import of terminator seeds, fearing they will threaten traditional crops.