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Bharath is a young farmer and decides to take crops differently. He plants a row of wheat and row of soybean alternately. What kind of cropping pattern is he adopting?

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Crop rotation
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Row intercropping
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Mixed cropping
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Innovative cropping
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Solution

The correct option is B Row intercropping
The cropping pattern where two different crop plants are planted in alternate rows is called as row intercropping. The advantages of such a pattern are:
a) It increases the productivity per surface area
b) It helps to save labour and time.
c) Both the crops can be easily harvested at the same time

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