The microclimate of maize and bean crops in tropical America: a comparison between monocultures and polycultures planted at high and low density

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• polyculture 100%
• monoculture 79%
• microclimate 73%
• maize 59%
• crop 47%
• comparison 27%
• farming system 17%
• planting 16%
• insect 15%
• environmental factor 13%

Agriculture & Biology

• tropical and subtropical crops 90%
• microclimate 72%
• beans 57%
• corn 41%
• planting density 20%
• plant characteristics 19%
• Costa Rica 17%
• environmental factors 10%
• insects 10%
• crops 8%