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Companion crops

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001439

Crops that are compatible with each other and grow well together. Companion crops are grown at the same time on the same land, especially if one provides a benefit to the other.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001439
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectPlant Production, Gardening
Synonymscompanion cropping; companion planting; companion plants
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoCrops; Nurse plants; Multiple cropping; Underplanting; Agroforestry
TranslationsSpanish: cultivos asociados
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001439",
  "term": "Companion crops",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Crops that are compatible with each other and grow well together. Companion crops are grown at the same time on the same land, especially if one provides a benefit to the other.",
  "synonyms": [
    "companion cropping",
    "companion planting",
    "companion plants"
  ],
  "subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
  "see_also": [
    "crops",
    "nurse plants",
    "multiple cropping",
    "underplanting",
    "agroforestry"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "cultivos asociados"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/companion-crops/"
}

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