Question

17. The term mixed cropping refers to

• A. a. simultaneous farming of cultivation of crops and raising of livestock.
• B. b. growing two or more crops together on the same field
• C. c. practice of growing different crops in succession on same field.
• D. d. none of the above.

Answer 1

The correct option is B

b. growing two or more crops together on the same field

b)
Mixed Farming is a type of farming in which cultivation of crops and raising of livestock go hand in hand. Both these activities play an important part in the economy.

Mixed cropping is a practice of growing two or more crops together on the same field in the same season.

Growing of different crops in succession on the same field from season to season to maintain soil fertility is known as crop rotation