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CULTURE COMPLEMENTAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-04-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant and Crop Production
- Agricultural Economics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subsidiary crop
1, record 1, English, subsidiary%20crop
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Soybeans are not treated as a major field crop, but rather as a subsidiary crop grown or intercropped wherever land is available. 2, record 1, English, - subsidiary%20crop
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Traditionally, people in this area produced a single paddy rice crop followed by a subsidiary crop of beans, or some other produce requiring substantially less water and fertilization. 3, record 1, English, - subsidiary%20crop
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
subsidiary crop: designation extracted from the "Glossaire de l'agriculture" and reproduced with the permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD]. 4, record 1, English, - subsidiary%20crop
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cultures (Agriculture)
- Économie agricole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- culture complémentaire
1, record 1, French, culture%20compl%C3%A9mentaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À la suite de cette décision, le canola s'inscrit dans le secteur des céréales et oléagineux à titre de culture complémentaire à celles de l'avoine, de l'orge, du blé, du maïs-grain et du soya, déjà tous admissibles au programme ASRA [Assurance-stabilisation des revenus agricoles]. 2, record 1, French, - culture%20compl%C3%A9mentaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
culture complémentaire : désignation extraite du «Glossaire de l'agriculture» et reproduite avec l'autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques [OCDE]. 3, record 1, French, - culture%20compl%C3%A9mentaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Producción vegetal
- Economía agrícola
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cultivo complementario
1, record 1, Spanish, cultivo%20complementario
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Debe señalarse que la mejor forma de fomentar el cultivo de la soya en el país es como cultivo complementario, debido a su ciclo corto y exigencia agronómica. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cultivo%20complementario
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