Planting different crops on the same land simultaneously is called ________________ .

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Mixed cropping:
It can be defined as using a single piece of land and growing two different crops at the same time in the same season.
For this purpose, two crops are selected which can grow in the same season.
The crops must have different mineral requirements or else one of them would suffer due to competition for nutrient uptake.
This saves a lot of money as well as is beneficial for the farmers.
The soil utilization is maximum and also pest attack minimizes.
Final answer: Planting different crops on the same land simultaneously is called mixed cropping.

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