Question

advantage of mixed cropping

Answer 1

1. all the crops grow at different times.
2. reduces soil erosion
3.multi crops can be grown.

Answer 2

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★ Advantages of mixed cropping:-

1) Saving of time and labour. Multiple cropping saves time and labour of the farmers.

2) Optimum utilization. It helps in Optimum utilization of the soil.

3) Avoids depletion in soil nutrients. It avoids depletion of soil nutrients due to different nutrient requirements of different crops in the same field.

4) The waste materials and products released by one crop may be beneficial to other crop in mixed or multiple cropping.

5) No risk of crop failure. When two crops of different nature are grown simultaneously, risk of total crop failure is minimized due to uncertainty in monsoon.

6) Variety of produce. It is available in the form of Cereals, vegetables etc. for human beings and fodder for animals.

7) Increase in yield. Growing of a legume crop along with cereal due to coverage of Nitrogen deficiency in soil.

8) Minimizing pest damage. In mixed cropping when different crop are thrown together chances of pest infestation is highly reduced. Because a particular type of plant is infected by a particular type of pest.

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