interplant
Grow crops together
To interplant is to grow different crops together in the same space, typically alternating rows or mixing species for mutual benefit: We interplant corn with beans to fix nitrogen in the soil.
The practice maximizes land use, reduces pests, or improves yields.
Also used as a noun for a crop grown among others.
Simultaneous multi-crop cultivation
- companionOne who keeps company
- polycultureMulti-species crop system
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- rotationTurning on an axis
cover · nurse · staggered · alternation · spacing · intersperse · arrangement · layout
Sustainable ecosystem design method
- agroforestryTrees integrated with farming
- guildsCraftsmen's mutual aid societies
- orchardFruit tree plantation
- vineyardGrape-growing estate
Interspecies biological interdependence
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- biocontrolPest control via organisms
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
intercropping
Simultaneous multi-crop cultivation
- companionOne who keeps company
- polycultureMulti-species crop system
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
rotation · cover · nurse · staggered · alternation · spacing · intersperse · arrangement · layout · pattern
permaculture
Sustainable ecosystem design method
- agroforestryTrees integrated with farming
- guildsCraftsmen's mutual aid societies
- orchardFruit tree plantation
vineyard · polyculture · organic · regenerative · smallholding
symbiosis
Interspecies biological interdependence
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- biocontrolPest control via organisms
pollination · yield · resilience · microclimate · groundcover