[かんさく, kansaku] (n, vs) a catch crop; intercropping [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Catch crop \Catch crop\
Any crop grown between the rows of another crop or
intermediate between two crops in ordinary rotation in point
of time. -- {Catch"-crop`ping}, n.
Radishes . . . are often grown as a catch crop with
other vegetables. --L. H.
Bailey.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
catch crop
n 1: a crop that grows quickly (e.g. lettuce) and can be planted
between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or
between two rows of crops in the same season