"In agriculture, polyculture is the practice of growing more than one crop species in the same space, at the same time."
Poly-culture is a type of agriculture where multiple crops or species are grown simultaneously, to maximize productivity and minimize risk.
Agroforestry: A land use management system in which trees or shrubs are grown around or among crops or pastureland, used to enhance productivity, protect the environment, diversify produce, and increase profits.
Companion planting: The planting of different crops in proximity for any of a number of different reasons, including pest control, pollination, providing habitat for beneficial creatures, maximizing use of space, and to otherwise increase crop productivity.
Crop rotation: The practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area in sequential seasons, with the aim of improving soil fertility and reducing soil-borne diseases.
Intercropping: The practice of growing two or more crops in proximity to one another, often for the purpose of improving yields or reducing pest problems.
Polyculture design: The process of selecting and arranging complementary crops within a given space, with the aim of maximizing yield while minimizing inputs and environmental impact.
Permaculture: A set of principles and practices for sustainable living, focusing on designing regenerative human systems that mimic the patterns and resilience of natural ecosystems.
Cover crops: Crops grown primarily to manage and improve soil fertility, prevent erosion, suppress weed growth, manage pests and diseases, and provide habitat for beneficial insects.
Livestock integration: The integration of animals such as chickens or cows into a polyculture, with the aim of providing additional sources of food, improving soil fertility, and increasing yields.
Agroecology: The study of ecological processes applied to agricultural production systems, with the aim of improving sustainability, resilience, and productivity.
Hydroponics: A method of growing crops in a nutrient-rich solution, without soil, often used in controlled-environment agriculture systems.
"Polyculture attempts to mimic the diversity of natural ecosystems."
"Polyculture is the opposite of monoculture, in which only one plant or animal species is cultivated together."
"Polyculture can improve control of some pests, weeds, and diseases while reducing the need for pesticides."
"Intercrops of legumes with non-legumes can increase yields on low-nitrogen soils due to biological nitrogen fixation."
"Polyculture can reduce crop yields due to competition between the mixed species for light, water, or nutrients."
"It complicates management as species have different growth rates, days to maturity, and harvest requirements: monoculture is more amenable to mechanisation."
"For these reasons, many farmers in large-scale agriculture continue to rely on monoculture and use crop rotation to add diversity to the system."
"Other forms of polyculture can be found in permaculture and integrated aquaculture."
"Polyculture can improve control of some pests, weeds, and diseases while reducing the need for pesticides."
"Polyculture can reduce crop yields due to competition between the mixed species for light, water, or nutrients."
"Intercrops of legumes with non-legumes can increase yields on low-nitrogen soils due to biological nitrogen fixation."
"Polyculture attempts to mimic the diversity of natural ecosystems."
"It complicates management as species have different growth rates, days to maturity, and harvest requirements."
"Many farmers in large-scale agriculture continue to rely on monoculture and use crop rotation to add diversity to the system."
"Polyculture can improve control of some pests, weeds, and diseases while reducing the need for pesticides."
"Monoculture is more amenable to mechanization."
"Many farmers in large-scale agriculture continue to rely on monoculture and use crop rotation to add diversity to the system."
"Other forms of polyculture can be found in permaculture and integrated aquaculture."
"Intercrops of legumes with non-legumes can increase yields on low-nitrogen soils due to biological nitrogen fixation."