Agriculture Flashcards
Slash and Burn
clear and burn vegetation releases nutrients into the soil
Organic agriculture
crops grown with no fertilizers, higher cost, sustainable methods
Argoforestry
harvestable trees or shrubs are grown around crops or on pastureland
Alley Cropping
planting crops in strips with rows of trees on each side
Crop Rotation
planting different crops from year to year
Intercropping
grow more than one crop in the same field, usually in altering rows or sections
high input agriculture
mechanized equipment, chemical fertilizers and pesticide
Industrial Agriculture/ Corporate Farming
mechanized equipment, monocultures, chemical fertilizers
Interplanting
growing two different crops in the same area at the same time
Monoculture
cultivation of a single crop
Low Till, No Till, Conservation Till
soil is minimally disturbed
Polyvarietal Cultivation
planting multiple varieties of the same crop
Plantation
a commercial system for export
Poly culture
different crops in the same space to imitate diversity in nature
Three Goals Of Agriculture
- efficient use of inputs
- selection of site (where & what we are growing)
- soil management
