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intercrop

intercrop

5.8
A crop grown among other crops to improve yield and soil health
  • noun
  • /ˈɪntərˌkrɒp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cultivo intercalado
  • Farmers often plant an intercrop of legumes to improve soil nitrogen levels.

Examples

  • The intercrop of peas and carrots worked well this season.

  • By adding an intercrop, the field produced a higher overall yield that season.

  • The use of an intercrop can help reduce pest problems in the main crop.

  • The intercrops helped improve the overall harvest.

  • Farmers often plant an intercrop of legumes to improve soil nitrogen levels.

  • The use of an intercrop can help reduce pest problems in the main crop.

  • By adding an intercrop, the field produced a higher overall yield that season.

How Mixed

intercropping
  • Specialized
4.9
intercrop
  • Specialized
5.8
strip cropping
  • Specialized
5.7
monoculture
  • Specialized
5 7.6

Surface Forms

intercrop singular
intercrops plural

Morphology

intercrop = crop (transparent) = inter + crop

Formed by the productive prefix 'inter-' meaning 'between' or 'among' plus 'crop', so the noun meaning 'a crop grown among others' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Intercrop comes from inter- meaning 'between' and crop, a plant grown for food. So an intercrop is a crop planted 'between' other crops to improve yields, help the soil, or reduce pests.