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Benefit of mixed cropping
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Answer 1

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ᴍɪxᴇᴅ ᴄʀᴏᴘᴘɪɴɢ, ᴛʏᴘɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴀ ᴍɪxᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ʟᴇɢᴜᴍᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴇʀᴇᴀʟs ᴏʀ ᴛᴜʙᴇʀ ᴄʀᴏᴘs, ɪs ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴍᴀʀɢɪɴᴀʟ ᴀɢʀᴏᴇᴄᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛs, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ғᴜʟғɪʟʟs ᴀ ᴠᴀʀɪᴇᴛʏ ᴏғ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴs, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʀʏ ᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀs, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs sᴏɪʟ ɴᴜᴛʀɪᴇɴᴛs, ʟɪɢʜᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ; ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ᴘᴇsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪsᴇᴀsᴇ ɪɴᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ, ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ sᴏɪʟ.

Answer 2

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Mixed cropping, typically a mixture of legumes and cereals or tuber crops, is a common practice in marginal agroecological environments, which fulfills a variety of functions, including complementary use of growth factors, such as soil nutrients, light, and water; reduced pest and disease incidence, reduced soil ...