Patent ID: 6631585
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
A process for intercropping an annual crop which comprises soybeans and corn, said crop comprising only non-vine plants, said intercropping process lacking application of an artificial herbicide, said process lacking an artificial pesticide, and said process lacking artificial fertilizer, said process comprising the following steps:(a) simultaneously planting soybean seeds in areas and corn seeds in rows, said corn rows width and said soybean areas being in a continuous pattern in which they alternate with each other, said planting occurring at the beginning of May of each growing season, (b) thinning said corn seedlings and said soybean seedlings approximately 4 weeks after said planting, (c) weeding said rows and said areas without said artificial herbicides, and (d) leaving soybean stalks and cornstalks, said soybean roots and corn stalks and corn roots intact in said rows and said areas over the winter season, said intact roots of said corn and said soybeans thereby intertwining and forming an effective subsoil network.