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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001439 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Plant Production, Gardening |
| Synonyms | companion cropping; companion planting; companion plants |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Crops; Nurse plants; Multiple cropping; Underplanting; Agroforestry |
| Translations | Spanish: 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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