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NURSE CROPS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-11-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant and Crop Production
- Cultural Practices (Agriculture)
- Winemaking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- associated crop
1, record 1, English, associated%20crop
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- companion crop 2, record 1, English, companion%20crop
correct
- mixed crop 3, record 1, English, mixed%20crop
correct
- nurse crop 4, record 1, English, nurse%20crop
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crop sown along with another crop ... 5, record 1, English, - associated%20crop
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Do not plant cereal or canola as a companion or "nurse" crop, says Acharya. Research shows that companion crops vigorously compete with the forage crop for valuable nutrients, water and sunlight. "Even after four or five years, the effect of the companion crop shows up in reduced yield," he says. "The increased forage brings in more income by far, than that from the companion crop." 4, record 1, English, - associated%20crop
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
companion crop: used particularly for small grain with which a forage crop is sown. 5, record 1, English, - associated%20crop
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Companion crop is preferred to the term "nurse crop." 5, record 1, English, - associated%20crop
Record 1, Key term(s)
- associated crops
- nurse crops
- mixed crops
- companion crops
- mixed cropping
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cultures (Agriculture)
- Soin des cultures (Agriculture)
- Industrie vinicole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- culture associée
1, record 1, French, culture%20associ%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- culture compagne 2, record 1, French, culture%20compagne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mode d'exploitation consistant à mélanger sur une même parcelle deux ou plusieurs espèces végétales différentes. 3, record 1, French, - culture%20associ%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une réduction substantielle des pertes de sol est un autre avantage des rotations de cultures. La recherche indique que la culture du blé avec le trèfle rouge comme culture compagne une année sur quatre réduit l'érosion du sol de 75 pour cent par rapport à une rotation maïs/soja. 2, record 1, French, - culture%20associ%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce type de mise en valeur s'oppose à la culture pure d'une seule espèce. Il y a des associations culturales favorables et d'autres défavorables. [...] En conditions climatiques difficiles, les associations culturales sont généralement très favorables sinon indispensables à une bonne mise en valeur du milieu : l'association est la règle presque absolue dans les oasis. Les prés-vergers de Normandie, les vignobles cultivés de Bresse, les prairies, les mélanges fourragers (vesce-avoine), [...] les pâturages boisés, par exemple, constituent des cultures associées. [...] Si ce mode de culture a décliné ces dernières décennies et est jugé rétrograde par certains, c'est parce qu'il est apparu, dans certains cas, difficilement compatible avec la grosse mécanisation. La création et le développement d'un machinisme agricole adapté pourraient redonner quelque chance à ce mode de culture. 3, record 1, French, - culture%20associ%C3%A9e
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cultures associées
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Producción vegetal
- Cuidado de los cultivos (Agricultura)
- Industria vinícola
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- asociación de cultivos
1, record 1, Spanish, asociaci%C3%B3n%20de%20cultivos
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cultivo consociado 2, record 1, Spanish, cultivo%20consociado
masculine noun
- cultivo asociado 3, record 1, Spanish, cultivo%20asociado
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cultivo simultáneo de dos o más plantas de interés agrícola , en una misma parcela. 1, record 1, Spanish, - asociaci%C3%B3n%20de%20cultivos
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cultivo asociado : término que normalmente se utiliza en el plural (cultivos asociados). 4, record 1, Spanish, - asociaci%C3%B3n%20de%20cultivos
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cultivos asociados
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