Question

Differentiate between the following: Mixed cropping and Intercropping

Answer 1

1. Intercropping: It is the practice of cultivating more than a single crop in the very same land during the growing period.
2. Mixed cropping: This exists when 2 or perhaps more crops are raised within the same plot of land simultaneously.

Intercropping	Mixed cropping
This cropping makes advantage of the space left seen between the spacing of the staple crop.	The goal of mixed cropping is to have at least a single crop in good condition.
For various crops, different fertilizers and herbicides are utilized.	The same fertilizers and insecticides are used on all crops.
Before planting, seeds are not mixed.	Before planting, the seeds are merged.