trồng xen
Definition
- Verb:
- To intercrop: The primary meaning of "trồng xen" is the agricultural practice of cultivating two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land. This is done to optimize space, improve soil health, reduce pests, and increase overall yield.
- To interplant: This refers to the specific action of planting one type of crop among or between the rows of another main crop.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nông dân trồng xen ngô với đậu để cải thiện đất. (Farmers intercrop corn with beans to improve the soil.)
- Chúng tôi trồng xen các loại rau thơm trong vườn. (We interplant herbs in the garden.)
- Mô hình trồng xen giúp tăng thu nhập trên một diện tích. (The intercropping model helps increase income per unit area.)
Advanced Usage
- "trồng xen canh": This is a more formal or technical term for intercropping, often emphasizing crop rotation and systematic planning within the same field.
- Trồng xen canh là một phần của nông nghiệp bền vững. (Intercropping is a part of sustainable agriculture.)
Variants and Related Words
- Luân canh (v): to practice crop rotation (planting different crops in succession on the same land).
- Trồng thuần (v): to monocrop (to cultivate a single crop species on land).
Synonyms
- Intercrop: to grow multiple crops together.
- Interplant: to plant one crop among another.
- Companion planting: a related gardening practice of planting specific crops together for mutual benefit.
Related Concepts
- Đa canh: polyculture (agriculture using multiple crops in the same space).
- Che phủ đất: ground cover (one of the benefits of intercropping).
- Tận dụng không gian: to optimize space usage.