Question

Define mixed crop. Write two advantages and two disadvantages? [5 MARKS]

Answer 1

Definition: 1 Mark
Each advantages/disadvantages: 1 Mark

The practice of growing two or more crops at the same time in a field is called mixed cropping.
Advantages
1. Including legumes in the cropping pattern helps to maintain soil fertility by fixing nitrogen in soil.
2. Total loss from drought pest and disease is reduced.
Disadvantages
1. Difficulty in applying fertilizer to individual crops.
2. Harvesting and threshing of crops separately is difficult.