Agriculture crossword

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Across
  1. 2. / Production of enough crops or livestock for a farm family's survival and, in good years, a surplus to sell or put aside for hard times.
  2. 4. / Accumulation of salts in soil that can eventually make the soil unable to support plant growth.
  3. 5. Cultivation of a single crop, usually on a large area of land.
  4. 8. / Planting regular crops and close-growing plants, such as hay or nitrogen-fixing legumes, in alternating rows or bands to help reduce depletion of soil nutrients.
  5. 9. / Managed grassland or enclosed meadow that usually is planted with domesticated grasses or other forage to be grazed by livestock.
  6. 10. / Land that supplies forage or vegetation (grasses, grasslike plants, and shrubs) for grazing and browsing animals and is not intensively managed.
  7. 11. / Complex form of intercropping in which a large number of different plants maturing at different times are planted together
  8. 13. / Planting crops on a long, steep slope that has been converted into a series of broad, nearly level terraces with short vertical drops from one to another that run along the contour of the land to retain water and reduce soil erosion.
  9. 16. / Methods used to reduce soil erosion, prevent depletion of soil nutrients, and restore nutrients already lost by erosion, leaching, and excessive crop harvesting.
  10. 17. Faulty nutrition, caused by a diet that does not supply an individual with enough protein, essential fats, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients needed for good health.
  11. 18. / Diet so high in calories, saturated (animal) fats, salt, sugar, and processed foods and so low in vegetables and fruits that the consumer runs high risks of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and other health hazards.
Down
  1. 1. / Saturation of soil with irrigation water or excessive precipitation so that the water table rises close to the surface.
  2. 2. / Producing enough food for a farm family's survival and perhaps a surplus that can be sold. This type of agriculture uses higher inputs of labor, fertilizer, and water than traditional subsistence agriculture.
  3. 3. Growing two or more different crops at the same time on a plot.
  4. 6. / Consuming insufficient food to meet one's minimum daily energy needs for a long enough time to cause harmful effects.
  5. 7. Producing crops and livestock naturally by using organic fertilizer and natural pest control instead of using commercial inorganic fertilizers and synthetic pesticides and herbicides.
  6. 9. / Growing specialized crops such as bananas, coffee, and cacao in tropical developing countries, primarily for sale to developed countries.
  7. 12. / Row of trees or hedges planted to partially block wind flow and reduce soil erosion on cultivated land.
  8. 14. / Movement of soil components, especially topsoil, from one place to another, usually by wind, flowing water, or both. This natural process can be greatly accelerated by human activities that remove vegetation from soil.
  9. 15. / Complex mixture of inorganic minerals (clay, silt, pebbles, and sand), decaying organic matter, water, air, and living organisms.