adjective
- cultivated or planted with a single crop repeatedly on the same land
Usage: agriculture; often used in discussions of farming practices and sustainability
Examples
- The monocropped fields lost soil fertility after several seasons of growing only corn.
- Farmers are moving away from monocropped systems to reduce pest problems.
- Monocropped agriculture can deplete nutrients in the soil more quickly than crop rotation.
- The region's monocropped landscape made it vulnerable to disease outbreaks.
- Sustainable farming practices discourage monocropped production in favor of mixed crops.