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Intercropping

LC control no.sh 85067221
LC classificationS603.5
Topical headingIntercropping
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Variant(s)Interplanting (Intercropping)
See alsoCropping systems
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Catch crops
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Companion crops
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Scope noteHere are entered works on the growing of two or more crops simultaneously in the same field or garden. Works on the growing of certain selected interplanting combinations in order to achieve a specific benefit such as pest control or enhanced growth are entered under Companion planting.
Subject example tracingNote under Companion planting
Found inHerren, R.V. Agri. dict., 1991 (intercrop: to grow two or more crops simultaneously, as by alternate rows in the same field; interplant: to plant one crop in rows and another between the rows)