Greenhood Glossary
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MMonoculture 2Introduction to Sustainability: Sustainable Dictionary "sustainable table" Retrieved 4/11/08Monoculture is the destruction of a diverse ecosystem and replacement with a single species or crop. This is common practice in modern agriculture, where large acreages of crops are grown for sale to other regions or countries. Monocultures deplete the soil, and fruits and vegetables become more susceptible to pests and disease than those grown in a diverse crop environment, thus requiring larger amounts of chemical sprays.
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