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strip cropping

–noun
the growing of different crops on alternate strips of ground that usually follow the contour of the land, a recourse to minimize erosion.


Origin:
1935–40
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strip-crop·ping   (strĭp'krŏp'ĭng)
n.  The growing of a cultivated crop, such as cotton, and a sod-forming crop, such as alfalfa, in alternating strips following the contour of the land, in order to minimize erosion.
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