Definitions for polyculture
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1. polyculturenoun

   The planting of two or more crops in the same place

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1. Polyculture

   In agriculture, polyculture is the practice of growing more than one crop species in the same space, at the same time. In doing this, 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. However, 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.

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1. Polyculture

   Polyculture is agriculture using multiple crops in the same space, in imitation of the diversity of natural ecosystems, and avoiding large stands of single crops, or monoculture. It includes multi-cropping, intercropping, companion planting, beneficial weeds, and alley cropping. Polyculture, though it often requires more labor, has several advantages over monoculture: ⁕The diversity of crops avoids the susceptibility of monocultures to disease. For example, a study in China reported in Nature showed that planting several varieties of rice in the same field increased yields by 89%, largely because of a dramatic decrease in the incidence of disease, which made pesticides redundant. ⁕The greater variety of crops provides habitat for more species, increasing local biodiversity. This is one example of reconciliation ecology, or accommodating biodiversity within human landscapes. It is also a function of a biological pest control program. Polyculture is one of the principles of permaculture.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of polyculture in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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   The numerical value of polyculture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Polyculture
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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyculture
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=polyculture