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Detailed explanation-1: -Companion planting is a form of polyculture which involves the practice of growing different varieties of plants side-by-side. Such pairing of plants allows for unique benefits like deter pests, providing soil minerals & nutrients, suppressing weeds and allowing vertical support etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Living mulches, also known as companion cropping, are where a non-crop plant is grown under the crop plants to cover the soil completely. A classic example is Trifolium repens L. (white clover) growing under Zea mays L. (maize).

Detailed explanation-3: -One well-proven example of companion planting is Tomato and Basil, which are natural companions in the kitchen and garden. Basil repels certain insect pests such as thrips and also disorientates moths which lay tomato hornworms.

Detailed explanation-4: -: a secondary crop planted to increase or hasten returns on a plot of land (as lettuce between tomatoes)