FOOD TECHNOLOGY

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN FOOD SCIENCE

GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the process of growing two or more crops in a definite pattern?
A
Crop rotation
B
Inter-cropping
C
Mixed cropping
D
Organic cropping
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mixed cropping involves growing of two crops growing on the same agricultural land. Inter-cropping also involves the growing of different crops simultaneously on a single land in a definite pattern. Therefore Inter-cropping could be called as a type of mixed cropping.

Detailed explanation-2: -Growing two or more crops in definite row patterns is known as inter-cropping.

Detailed explanation-3: -Summary. Intercropping is the practice of growing two or more crops in proximity. The most common goal of intercropping is to produce a greater yield on a given piece of land by making use of resources that would otherwise not be utilized by a single crop.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mixed cropping is a cropping method in which two or even more crops are planted and cultivated simultaneously on the same land. On the other hand, intercropping is a kind of crop cultivation in which 2 distinct types of products are grown and farmed in a specific pattern within the same plot of land.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hedgerow intercropping, also known as alley cropping, consists of growing one/two rows of perennials trees or shrubs (preferably leguminous) at a close spacing in the form of hedges. These hedges are spaced 4–8 m, and crops are grown simultaneously in between the hedgerows.

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