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Old 06/30/09, 02:33 PM
 
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Need a word!
I'm writing an article about farms & my mind went blank (nothing new ). What's the correct word for the opposite of "mono-culture"?

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Old 06/30/09, 02:40 PM
 
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I don't know but I think of "crop rotation" or "crop diversity"
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Old 06/30/09, 02:42 PM
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Polyculture?
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Old 06/30/09, 02:44 PM
 
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Is poly- the prefix you're looking for?
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Old 06/30/09, 03:12 PM
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I think Windy in Kansas has the right answer.

Polyculture is the form of agriculture which is totally opposite to monoculture. In polyculture, a farmer grows multiple types of crops in his field simultaneously to avoid space congestion.
http://www.polyculture.com/
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Old 06/30/09, 03:18 PM
 
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Yeah! I knew there was a "culture" word! I think for my readers who won't know what I'm talking about I'll use both polyculture & crop diversity.

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