KBC Offline Quiz: What is the growing of two or more crops simultaneously on the same field in a definite pattern known as?
Mixed cropping
Intercropping
Hybrid farming
None of the Above
Answer: Intercropping
It is the practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same field. The main aim of this practice is for a greater yield.
There are various types of intercropping:
1. Mixed intercropping- It is the basic form of cropping. As the suggested crops are mixed together and grown in the space that is available.
2. Row cropping- The crops are arranged in a row. this type of cropping has variations like alley cropping, where crops are grown between the row trees. Strip cropping, where crops are grown in multiple rows with alternative varieties.
3. Temporal intercropping- the fast-growing crop and slow-growing crop are grown together. Because when the fast-growing crop is harvested, the slow-growing crop starts to mature.
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