second crop; aftercrop
Agricultural term for a crop planted after the main harvest, often in the same field. Used in farming contexts.
稲刈りの後、後作として麦を植える農家が多い。
After the rice harvest, many farmers plant wheat as a second crop.
この地域では、後作に大豆を育てるのが一般的だ。
In this region, it is common to grow soybeans as an aftercrop.
後作 is the second crop planted after 前作, the first crop, in a double-cropping field.
Compound of 後 (あと, 'after') and 作 (さく, 'crop' or 'cultivation'), literally 'after-crop'.