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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organisms
  3. plants (botany)
  4. crops
  5. companion crops
  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. plants (botany)
  3. crops
  4. companion crops
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal behavior
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. crops
  6. companion crops
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal behavior
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. crops
  6. companion crops
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal behavior
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. crops
  6. companion crops
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal care
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. crops
  6. companion crops
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal care
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. crops
  6. companion crops

Preferred term

companion crops

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information Crops that are compatible with each other and grow well together. Companion crops are grown at the same time on the same land, especially if one provides a benefit to the other.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • companion cropping
  • companion planting
  • companion plants

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/130679

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