Definition of Polyculture. Meaning of Polyculture. Synonyms of Polyculture

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- In agriculture, polyculture is the practice of growing more than one crop species together in the same place at the same time, in contrast to monoculture...
- time in a field. A monoculture is a crop grown by itself in a field. A polyculture involves two or more crops growing in the same place at the same time...
- or in space, with a polyculture or intercropping (see table below). Note that the distinction between monoculture and polyculture is not the same as between...
- to varying local environments. The individual crops and their use in polyculture originated in Mesoamerica, where squash was domesticated first, followed...
- Americans planted it alongside beans and squashes in the Three Sisters polyculture. The leafy stalk of the plant gives rise to male inflorescences or t****els...
- In many traditional and organic farming practices, crop rotation or polyculture involving legumes is common. By alternating between legumes and non-legumes...
- Rice polyculture is the cultivation of rice and another crop simultaneously on the same land. The practice exploits the mutual benefit between rice and...
- both in time, as with a crop rotation or sequence, or in space, with a polyculture or intercropping. Monocultures appear in contexts outside of agriculture...
- at the same time, are other kinds of annual cropping systems known as polycultures. In subtropical and arid environments, the timing and extent of agriculture...
- effect on the environment and human po****tion. Other practices include polyculture, growing a diverse number of perennial crops in a single field, each...