Question

What is mixed cropping

Answer 1

Mixed cropping, also known as inter-cropping or co-cultivation, is a type of agriculture that involves planting two or more of plants simultaneously in the same field.

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.