Question
Compare between mixed cropping and intercropping. Write down from advantage of both of these techniques.
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Answer
Mixed Cropping | Intercropping | ||
1. | It aims to minimize the risk of crop failure. | 1. | It aims to increase the productivity per unit area. |
2. | Seeds of two crops are mixed before sowing. | 2. | Seeds of two crops are not mixed. |
3. | It involves no set pattern of rows of crops. | 3. | It involves set pattern of rows of crops. |
4. | Spraying for pest control to individual crop is difficult. | 4. | Pesticides can be easily applied to individual crop. |
- The risk of total crop failure due to uncertain monsoon is reduced.
- Chances of pest infestation are greatly reduced.
- Fertility of the soil is improved by growing two crops simultaneously.
- It makes better use of the natural resources of sunlight, land and water.
- Soil erosion is effectively arrested.
- The produce of each crop can be marketed and consumed separately.
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