crop rotation
Alternating field plantings yearly
Crop rotation is the practice of growing different crops in sequence on the same land, typically over several years.
Farmers rotate crops to maintain soil fertility, break pest cycles, and reduce disease: They alternate corn and soybeans in a two-year crop rotation.
The practice dates back millennia and remains fundamental to sustainable agriculture.
Unplanted field recovering
- cover cropsPlants shielding fallow fields
- legumesEdible pod-bearing plants
- intercroppingSimultaneous multi-crop cultivation
- growing seasonTime crops can mature
tillage · cultivation · sowing · plowing · rest period · green manure · cash crops · root crops
Preventing waste or loss
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
- biodiversityRange of life forms
balance · preservation · renewable · climate adaptation · erosion control · water conservation · land management · environmental health
Vital dietary substances
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- nitrogen fixationConverting inert gas to ammonia
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
- organic matterMaterial from living sources
topsoil · microorganisms · earthworms · compost · soil structure · aeration · pH balance · water retention
Produce or relinquish
- harvestGathering mature crops
- outputWhat something generates
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- growthIncrease in size
fallow
Unplanted field recovering
- cover cropsPlants shielding fallow fields
- legumesEdible pod-bearing plants
- intercroppingSimultaneous multi-crop cultivation
growing season · tillage · cultivation · sowing · plowing · rest period · green manure · cash crops · root crops · brassicas
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
biodiversity · balance · preservation · renewable · climate adaptation · erosion control · water conservation · land management · environmental health · agroecology
nutrients
Vital dietary substances
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- nitrogen fixationConverting inert gas to ammonia
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
organic matter · topsoil · microorganisms · earthworms · compost · soil structure · aeration · pH balance · water retention · loam
yield
Produce or relinquish
- harvestGathering mature crops
- outputWhat something generates
- efficiencyProductive without waste
growth · biomass · germination · pest management · weed control
- farm economicsfarm economy, farm income, farm loans, farm credit, farm management
- farmingfarm, farms, farmer, farmers, crops
- farm lifefarm, farmer, farmers, farming, barn
- farming termsfarmland, cropland, field, harvest, tillage
- gardeninggardener, gardening, flowers, seeds, soil
- gardening termsgrowing, blooming, wilting, pruning, grafting