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MONOCULTURE [11 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farming Techniques
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Cultural Practices (Agriculture)
DEF

The growing of the same crop on the same land year after year.

OBS

Continuous cropping (demands) closer attention to details of agronomic production than rotation cropping does ... Soil erosion must be carefully guarded against by means of contour tillage, strip cropping, terracing, etc.

OBS

Not to be confused with monocropping.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques agricoles
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Soin des cultures (Agriculture)
DEF

Culture répétitive d'une seule espèce dans une exploitation, une région (monoculture de maïs, de tournesol, etc.).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Técnicas agrícolas
  • Producción vegetal
  • Cuidado de los cultivos (Agricultura)
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Record 2 2022-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cropping Systems
  • Grain Growing
CONT

Issues of corn on corn are not necessarily the same as continuous corn, which implies several years of monocropping.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de culture
  • Culture des céréales
CONT

La monoculture de maïs se révèle plus performante aux yeux des propriétaires, en raison de la quantité élevée de matière organique qui retourne au sol chaque année, mais surtout, grâce à l'amélioration génétique des hybrides de maïs.

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cropping Systems
  • Grain Growing
DEF

The growing of barley on the same land year after year.

CONT

Continuous barley cropping increases the risk of stubble-borne diseases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de culture
  • Culture des céréales
DEF

Culture d'orge sur une même parcelle au cours de plusieurs campagnes successives.

Spanish

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Record 4 2020-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aquaculture
  • Commercial Fishing
DEF

The cultivation ... of a single ... species to the exclusion of others.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aquaculture
  • Pêche commerciale
DEF

[...] élevage [...] d'une seule espèce, à l'exclusion de tout autre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acuicultura
  • Pesca comercial
DEF

[...] crianza de una sola [...] especie con exclusión de otras.

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Record 5 2008-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farming Techniques
DEF

The cultivation of a single species crop.

OBS

Example of monocultures include lawns and most field crops, such as wheat or corn.

OBS

monoculture: Term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques agricoles
CONT

En agriculture, la monoculture est la culture d'une seule espèce de plante (la monoculture du riz, du tabac...).

OBS

[Elle] peut s'appliquer soit à une parcelle, soit à un ensemble de parcelles au niveau d'une exploitation agricole, voire d'une région.

OBS

monoculture : Terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Técnicas agrícolas
DEF

Explotación de productos agrícolas de una sola especie, generalmente de la misma edad.

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Record 6 2004-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
OBS

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
OBS

Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producción vegetal
OBS

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación.

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Record 7 2004-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Economics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie nationale et internationale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía nacional e internacional
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Record 8 2004-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
DEF

Extensive areas of growing trees that are closely related genetically.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Culture d'arbres génétiquement et étroitement apparentés sur de vastes superficies.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Silvicultura
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Record 9 1997-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
Key term(s)
  • monoculture row crops

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
OBS

Source(s) : Agriculture, mai 1995.

Key term(s)
  • monocultures en lignes
  • monoculture en ligne

Spanish

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Record 10 1985-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Management and Policy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion et politique agricole

Spanish

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Record 11 1985-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
CONT

microbial physiology. ... It is ... most important to devote much more study to mixed microbial cultures because of the advantages these can offer compared to monocultures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
CONT

Physiologie microbienne. (...) il est (...) particulièrement important de consacrer davantage d'efforts à l'étude des cultures microbiennes mixtes par suite des avantages qu'elles offrent par rapport aux monocultures.

Spanish

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