Question

“Continuous use of fertilizers destroys soil fertility”. Hence long term use of fertilizers is substituted by different cropping pattern. Discuss three new techniques of cropping pattern of their significance.

Answer 1

"continuous use of fertilizers destroys soil fertility" Hence long term use of fertilizers is substituted by different cropping pattern. The three new techniques of cropping pattern of their significance are :
1.organic farming '2. organic manure like neem leaves
3. mixed cropping
4. crop rotation
5. intercroping

Answer 2

Answer

Mixed cropping allows two or more crops to be sowed simultaneously in the same land. Wheat and gram, wheat and mustard, ground nut and sunflower etc. are some common examples of mixed cropping. Mixed cropping also increases soil fertility by maintaining microbial diversity. ln mixed cropping, crops are chosen in such a way that they require different amounts of minerals.

(ii) Intercropping allow farmers to grow two or more crops simultaneously in the same field in a definite pattern

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