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RELAY INTERCROPPING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-04-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant and Crop Production
- Cropping Systems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mixed cropping
1, record 1, English, mixed%20cropping
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mixed intercropping 2, record 1, English, mixed%20intercropping
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mixed intercropping describes a pattern in which two or more crops are grown together in no specific order. In this respect, it is expected that competition between the component crops will occur due to their close spatial proximity. 2, record 1, English, - mixed%20cropping
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mixed cropping, companion planting, relay cropping, interseeding, overseeding, underseeding, smother cropping, planting polycultures, and using living mulch are all forms of intercropping... 3, record 1, English, - mixed%20cropping
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cultures (Agriculture)
- Systèmes de culture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- culture mixte
1, record 1, French, culture%20mixte
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cultures où plus d'une plante est cultivée [simultanément] de manière non systématique dans une parcelle ou un champ. 2, record 1, French, - culture%20mixte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-04-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cropping Systems
- Plant and Crop Production
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- relay intercropping
1, record 2, English, relay%20intercropping
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- relay cropping 2, record 2, English, relay%20cropping
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The interplanting of a maturing annual crop with seedlings or seeds of the following crop. 3, record 2, English, - relay%20intercropping
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Relay cropping is a method of multiple cropping where [a second] crop is seeded into [a] standing crop well before harvesting of [the standing] crop. Relay cropping may solve a number of conflicts such as inefficient use of available resources, controversies in sowing time, fertilizer application, and soil degradation. 4, record 2, English, - relay%20intercropping
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes de culture
- Cultures (Agriculture)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- culture en relais
1, record 2, French, culture%20en%20relais
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- culture relais 2, record 2, French, culture%20relais
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La culture en relais [...] du soya dans le blé d'automne consiste à semer le soya au printemps dans des bandes laissées vides lors du semis du blé d'automne avant que celui-ci ne soit récolté, ce qui permet de récolter deux cultures commerciales en un an. 3, record 2, French, - culture%20en%20relais
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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