intercropv.

/ɪntəˈkrɒp/

Etymology: inter- prefix 1a.

To raise a crop among plants of a different kind, usually using the space between rows.

ΚΠ

1945 in R. W. Zandvoort et al. Wartime Eng. (1957) 133 In a West-country orchard..rows of inter~cropped potatoes flourish beneath the fruit trees.

1969 G. Wrigley Tropical Agric. (ed. 2) ii. 119 The production of an acre inter~cropped was equivalent to an acre and a half cultivated in a pure stand.

Derivatives

ˈintercrop n. a crop so raised.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [noun] > intercrop

intercrop1935

1935 H. F. Macmillan Trop. Planting & Gardening (ed. 4) iv. 30 The inter~crop or catch-crop may retard the growth of the principal crop.

1966 C. C. Webster & P. N. Wilson Agric. in Tropics x. 230 An intercrop is clearly undesirable on account of competition for soil moisture.

interˈcropping n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > [noun] > other systems of growing crops

water farming1811

catch-cropping1851

sharecropping1877

intercropping1898

intertillage1912

strip-cropping1936

alley farming1984

1898 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 6) v. 94 Some kind of inter-cropping would give an excellent result in the flower garden also.

1901 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 8) 92 Evidence of the good way in which inter-cropping suits plants in nursery beds.

1951 J. S. Douglas Hydroponics vi. 89 Any well-planned hydroponicum will allow plenty of scope for careful intercropping.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	intercrop
释义	intercropv. /ɪntəˈkrɒp/ Etymology: inter- prefix 1a. To raise a crop among plants of a different kind, usually using the space between rows. ΚΠ 1945 in R. W. Zandvoort et al. Wartime Eng. (1957) 133 In a West-country orchard..rows of inter~cropped potatoes flourish beneath the fruit trees. 1969 G. Wrigley Tropical Agric. (ed. 2) ii. 119 The production of an acre inter~cropped was equivalent to an acre and a half cultivated in a pure stand. Derivatives ˈintercrop n. a crop so raised. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [noun] > intercrop intercrop1935 1935 H. F. Macmillan Trop. Planting & Gardening (ed. 4) iv. 30 The inter~crop or catch-crop may retard the growth of the principal crop. 1966 C. C. Webster & P. N. Wilson Agric. in Tropics x. 230 An intercrop is clearly undesirable on account of competition for soil moisture. interˈcropping n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > [noun] > other systems of growing crops water farming1811 catch-cropping1851 sharecropping1877 intercropping1898 intertillage1912 strip-cropping1936 alley farming1984 1898 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 6) v. 94 Some kind of inter-cropping would give an excellent result in the flower garden also. 1901 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 8) 92 Evidence of the good way in which inter-cropping suits plants in nursery beds. 1951 J. S. Douglas Hydroponics vi. 89 Any well-planned hydroponicum will allow plenty of scope for careful intercropping. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < v.1898
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