Barrons AP Environmental Science

Crop    Rotation    Schedule

Field   1 Field 2 Field 3

1st Year Wheat  and rye Oats    and barley Fallow

2nd Year Fallow Wheat   and rye Peas    and beans

3rd Year Peas   and beans Fallow Wheat  and rye

High-Input Agriculture

Includes the use of mechanized equipment, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides.

Industrial Agriculture or Corporate Farming

A system characterized by mechanization, monocultures, and the use of synthetic
inputs such as chemical fertilizers and pesticides, with an emphasis on
maximizing productivity and profitability.

Intercropping

To grow more than one crop in the same field, especially in alternating rows or
sections. This method reduces water runoff and wind erosion.

Figure  7.2 Intercropping

Interplanting

Growing two different crops in an area at the same time. To interplant
successfully, plants should have similar nutrient and moisture requirements.