double cropping; multiple cropping; sequential cropping
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to practice double cropping or multiple cropping (planting two or more crops on the same land within one year)
technicalAgricultural technical term referring to intensive land use through sequential planting. Often measured by the 'multiple cropping index' (复种指数).
Yóu由
yú于
qì气
hòu候
wēn温
nuǎn暖
，
nán南
fāng方
shuǐ水
dào稻
chǎn产
qū区
pǔ普
biàn遍
shí实
xíng行
fù复
zhòng种
，
yī一
nián年
kě可
shōu收
liǎng两
jì季
。
Due to the warm climate, rice-growing regions in the south commonly practice double cropping, harvesting twice a year.
Fù复
zhòng种
zhǐ指
shù数
shì是
héng衡
liáng量
yī一
gè个
dì地
qū区
gēng耕
dì地
lì利
yòng用
chéng程
dù度
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zhǐ指
biāo标
。
The multiple cropping index is an important indicator for measuring the intensity of arable land use in a region.
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Wèi为
le了
tí提
gāo高
tǔ土
dì地
lì利
yòng用
lǜ率
，
nóng农
mín民
men们
cǎi采
yòng用
le了
xiǎo小
mài麦
hé和
yù玉
mǐ米
fù复
zhòng种
de的
zhòng种
zhí植
mó模
shì式
。
To improve land utilization efficiency, farmers have adopted a cropping pattern of double cropping wheat and corn.