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GCSE Combined Science · key term
Growing several crop species or varieties together rather than a single crop.
Used by OCR
Specification B6.3e · Biology Paper 2
Revise: Reducing Disease SpreadUse polyculture. Mixing crops can reduce the concentration of susceptible hosts, making it harder for a disease of one crop to spread between them.
Biology, Combined Science
Growing a mixture of different crops together in the same area.
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In polyculture, different crops are grown together. Because not all are susceptible to the same pathogen, there are fewer suitable hosts close together, making spread more difficult.
