Crop rotation is “the practice of alternating the annual crops grown in a specific field in a planned pattern or sequence so that the crops of the same species or family are not grown repeatedly without interruption on the same field.” US National Organic Program definition. Or leaving soil in the best position it can be for continuing/next crops – that includes cover crops, rotations, green manures, catch crops etc. 6 Benefits of Crop Rotation in Agriculture 1. Preventive Pest Management: Crop rotation may limit the growth of populations of agricultural pests including insects, nematodes, and diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, and fungi through regular interruption and replacing crop host species with different plant species that do not serve as hosts. The use of specific crop and cover crop rotations may also be used to control pests through allelopathy , an interference interaction in which a plant releases into the environment a compound that inhibits or stimulates
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