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monoculture

noun

as in agriculture

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Recent Examples of monoculture One of monoculture’s final touchstones reared its head this week, maybe for the last time: People’s Sexiest Man Alive. —

Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024 The monoculture, which the retailer so deftly navigated back then, does not exist anymore, says Sherman of social media changing consumer habits. —

Tara John, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 Economist Daniela Russi underscores the fact that the low yield of biofuels crops typically necessitates large-scale monocultures, which often require substantial inputs of fertilizers, pesticides, and industrial machinery. —

The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Aug. 2024 Among the numerous reasons for the decline were poor varieties, namely the Ben Davis, but also the consequences of an expanding monoculture resulting in increases in insect and disease pressure. —

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The demands of California’s agriculture and population growth have had severe consequences for native fish species since the early 20th century, with roughly 80% of previous populations of native salmon, trout, sturgeon and the delta smelt.

— Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2025
Iowa’s agricultural zoning and permitting laws are written by the state legislature and carried out by the state’s Department of Natural Resources, each of which have close ties to Iowa’s powerful agribusiness lobby — as does Iowa’s governor and secretary of agriculture.

— Kenny Torrella, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025