monocropping; single cropping
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to practice monocropping; to grow a single crop per season
Agricultural term referring to the cultivation method where only one crop species is grown on a piece of land during a single growing season, as opposed to intercropping or mixed cropping.
Zhè这
kuài块
dì地
cǎi采
yòng用
dān单
zuò作
fāng方
shì式
zhòng种
zhí植
xiǎo小
mài麦
。
This field uses monocropping to grow wheat.
Dān单
zuò作
suī虽
rán然
biàn便
yú于
jī机
xiè械
huà化
guǎn管
lǐ理
hé和
shōu收
gē割
，
dàn但
róng容
yì易
dǎo导
zhì致
tǔ土
rǎng壤
yǎng养
fèn分
shī失
héng衡
。
Although monocropping facilitates mechanized management and harvesting, it easily leads to soil nutrient imbalance.
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Yǔ与
jiàn间
zuò作
xiāng相
bǐ比
，
dān单
zuò作
de的
chǎn产
liàng量
fēng风
xiǎn险
gèng更
dà大
，
dàn但
guǎn管
lǐ理
chéng成
běn本
jiào较
dī低
。
Compared with intercropping, monocropping carries greater yield risks but has lower management costs.