Multicropping
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The practice of growing two or more crops on the same piece of land during a single growing season. uncountable, usually
"1978 December, Samuel G. Unger, George W. Bailey, Environmental Implications of Trends in Agriculture and Silviculture, Volume 2: Environmental Effects of Trends, US Environmental Protection Agency, page 28, Multicropping practices will increase in some areas; however, it is doubtful if year-round cropping will occur throughout most of the U.S."
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More examples"1978 December, Samuel G. Unger, George W. Bailey, Environmental Implications of Trends in Agriculture and Silviculture, Volume 2: Environmental Effects of Trends, US Environmental Protection Agency, page 28, Multicropping practices will increase in some areas; however, it is doubtful if year-round cropping will occur throughout most of the U.S."
Etymology
From multi- + cropping.
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