BusinessAugust 15, 2026
interculture
IN-ter-kul-cher
Definition
The practice of cultivating crops between the rows of other established crops or conducting maintenance activities like weeding and tilling in the spaces between rows.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin prefix 'inter-' meaning 'between' and the word 'culture' from the Latin 'cultura', referring to tilling or cultivation. It entered English to describe the act of farming the space located between rows of plants.
In the news
The article uses the term to describe the maintenance tasks, such as weeding, that become easier to perform when farmers adopt the wider, 4-foot row spacing for sugarcane.
New Sugarcane Farming Benefit: ₹5,000 Per Acre for Farmers Using Wide-Row Method
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