monocultures
One species planted
Monocultures are agricultural systems where a single crop is grown over a large area, often repeatedly season after season: The Midwest's corn monoculture stretches for miles.
The practice maximizes efficiency but depletes soil and increases vulnerability to pests.
Figuratively, monoculture describes any environment lacking diversity—a workplace monoculture, a cultural monoculture: Silicon Valley's monoculture of young male engineers.
Cultivated plants for harvest
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- harvestGathering mature crops
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- fertilizersSubstances enriching soil
pesticides · irrigation · sowing · plowing · acreage · yield · soil · tractors
Bothersome insects or animals
- blightPlant disease causing decay
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- fragilityEase of breaking
susceptibility · famine · resistance · pathogens · infestation
State of sameness throughout
- conformityAdherence to norms
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- monotonyTiresome lack of change
- samenessState of being identical
undiversified · repetition · identical · clones · replication · mass-production · commodification · interchangeable
Interdependent organism-environment systems
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- pollinatorsOrganisms transferring reproductive dust
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- agroecologyEcological approach to farming
Multi-species crop system
- intercroppingSimultaneous multi-crop cultivation
- agroforestryTrees integrated with farming
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
crops
Cultivated plants for harvest
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- harvestGathering mature crops
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
fertilizers · pesticides · irrigation · sowing · plowing · acreage · yield · soil · tractors · cultivation
pests
Bothersome insects or animals
- blightPlant disease causing decay
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
fragility · susceptibility · famine · resistance · pathogens · infestation
homogeneity
State of sameness throughout
- conformityAdherence to norms
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- monotonyTiresome lack of change
sameness · undiversified · repetition · identical · clones · replication · mass-production · commodification · interchangeable · uniformity
ecosystems
Interdependent organism-environment systems
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- pollinatorsOrganisms transferring reproductive dust
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
polyculture
Multi-species crop system
- intercroppingSimultaneous multi-crop cultivation
- agroforestryTrees integrated with farming
- biodiversityRange of life forms
monoculturesbiodiversity
Range of life forms
polycultures · intercropping · species diversity · diverse ecosystems · agroforestry
monoculturesmulticulturalism
Coexistence of diverse traditions
cultural diversity · pluralism · melting pots · cosmopolitanism · cultural mosaic
monoculturespermaculture
Sustainable ecosystem design method
agroecology · sustainable agriculture · sustainable farming · organic farming · traditional farming