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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Farms, Agricultural Production Systems > farming systems > agroforestry > alley cropping
Fields of Study > forestry > agroforestry > alley cropping
Forestry, Wildland Management > forestry > agroforestry > alley cropping
Farms, Agricultural Production Systems > agricultural management > crop management > cropping systems > multiple cropping > intercropping > alley cropping
Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > agricultural management > crop management > cropping systems > multiple cropping > intercropping > alley cropping
Plant Production, Gardening > crop management > cropping systems > multiple cropping > intercropping > alley cropping
Preferred Term:

alley cropping

Definition:
A cropping system that involves growing crops in a wide strip, typically 6 meters in width, between lines of closely planted, fast-growing trees or shrubs. These woody species are usually leguminous and are pruned frequently to provide a mulching material and nutrients to the crop in the alley.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
agroforestry, intercropping
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • hedgerow intercropping
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5585
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2017-06-23
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