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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Farms, Agricultural Production Systems > agricultural management > crop management > cropping systems > multiple cropping > intercropping > strip cropping
Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > agricultural management > crop management > cropping systems > multiple cropping > intercropping > strip cropping
Plant Production, Gardening > crop management > cropping systems > multiple cropping > intercropping > strip cropping
Preferred Term:

strip cropping

Definition:
The growing of crops in a systematic arrangement of strips or bands which serve as vegetative barriers to wind and water erosion. The strips or bands may run perpendicular to the slope of the land or to the direction of prevailing winds.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
intercropping
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • stripcropping
  • strip-cropping
  • strip crops
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/30189
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2019-10-16
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