A crop production system that involves planting alternating strips of row crops and close-growing forage crops; the forage strips intercept and slow runoff from the less protected row crop strips.
Planting regular crops and close-growing plants, such as hay or nitrogen-fixing legumes, in alternating rows or bands to help reduce depletion of soil nutrients.
A soil conservation technique in which parallel strips of land are planted in different crops.
growing crops in a systematic arrangement of strips or bands which provide vegetative barriers to wind and water erosion.
cultivation of crops in strips following the contours of the land to minimize erosion
1. Growing two or more crops simultaneously in different bands wide enough to permit independent cultivation but narrow enough for the crops to interact agronomically. Related term: zonal agroforestry system 2. Growing crops in a systematic arrangement of strips or bands to serve as vegetative barriers to wind and water erosion. Related terms: windstrip, barrier hedge 3. The practice of growing crops in narrow bands along the contour in an attempt to reduce runoff, thereby preventing erosion or conserving moisture.
When two crops are planted in an alternating pattern to achieve a mutual benefit. This is often done to make it harder for pests to find their target species, or to allow for beneficial predators to find a host.
growing two or more crops simultaneously in different strips widely enough to permit independent cultivation but sufficiently narrow for the crops to interact agronomically.
The practice of alternating strips of crops with strips of fallow to reduce erosion.