Question

Q. Which of the following is the most appropriate definition of Inter cropping?

• A. It is the growing of two or more crops on the same piece of land in one calendar year
• B. It is the growing of two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land with a definite row pattern.
• C. It is the growing of two or more crops simultaneously intermingled without any row pattern.
• D. It can be defined as the growing of two or more crops in a sequence on the same piece of land in a farming year.

Answer 1

The correct option is B It is the growing of two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land with a definite row pattern.

Explanation:

• Inter-cropping: Inter-cropping is growing of two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land with a definite row pattern. Multiple-cropping: Growing two or more crops on the same piece of land in one calendar year is known as multiple-cropping.
• Mixed-cropping: Mixed-cropping is growing of two or more crops simultaneously intermingled without any row pattern.
• Sequence-Cropping: Sequence cropping can be defined as the growing of two or more crops in a sequence on the same piece of land in a farming year.