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Monoculture vs Polyculture - What's the difference?

monoculture | polyculture |

As nouns the difference between monoculture and polyculture

is that monoculture is the cultivation of a single crop while polyculture is the planting of two or more crops in the same place.

monoculture

English

Noun

(wikipedia monoculture) (en noun)
  • the cultivation of a single crop
  • a culture that lacks diversity

    • Derived terms

    * monocultural * monoculturalism

    polyculture

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia polyculture) (en noun)
  • The planting of two or more crops in the same place.