Explain the term Mixed cropping.

1.	Explain the term Mixed cropping.
Answer» It is growing of two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land. It is also known as multiple cropping. This type of cropping leads to an improvement in the fertility of the soil and hence increase in crop yield because when the two crops are properly chosen, the products and refuse from one crop help in the growth of the other crop plant and vice-versa. Mixed cropping is an insurance against crop failure due to abnormal weather and plant pests. Soyabean + pigeon pea, Maize + urad dal (black gram),Groundnut + sunflower ,Wheat + Chick Pea. Advantages of Mixed cropping: No risk of crop failure, Increase in yield, Improvement in soil fertility Minimizing Pest Damage.

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It is growing of two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land. It is also known as multiple cropping. This type of cropping leads to an improvement in the fertility of the soil and hence increase in crop yield because when the two crops are properly chosen, the products and refuse from one crop help in the growth of the other crop plant and vice-versa. Mixed cropping is an insurance against crop failure due to abnormal weather and plant pests. Soyabean + pigeon pea, Maize + urad dal (black gram),Groundnut + sunflower ,Wheat + Chick Pea.

Advantages of Mixed cropping:

No risk of crop failure,
Increase in yield,
Improvement in soil fertility
Minimizing Pest Damage.

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