French: commensal du champEnglish translation: companion planting (agric.) 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | French term or phrase: | commensal du champ | | English translation: | companion planting (agric.) | | Entered by: | John Speese |
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Social Sciences - Agriculture | | French term or phrase: commensal du champ | Talking about how new approaches to agricultural research in Africa have changed views on the practices of rural African societies:
"Elles ont confirmé la pertinence des systèmes africains de culture sous pluie, en particulier des systèmes affectant à l’arbre sélectionné le rôle de commensal du champ". |
| | | companion planting | Explanation:
companion planting to field crops
A commensal organism by definition is neither a parasite nor a symbiont, it just finds an ideal habitat on another organism, but without harming or benefitting its host, I believe that is what is being referred to here,trees planted for some purpose (wood, fruit, etc) obviously for the benefit of the farmer but that are compatible with the other field crops that are being grown. |
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| companion planting
Explanation:
companion planting to field crops
A commensal organism by definition is neither a parasite nor a symbiont, it just finds an ideal habitat on another organism, but without harming or benefitting its host, I believe that is what is being referred to here,trees planted for some purpose (wood, fruit, etc) obviously for the benefit of the farmer but that are compatible with the other field crops that are being grown.
| John Speese
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 19
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