HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

AGRO FORESTRY SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Planting carried out alternately on vacant land such as a row of corn with a row of peanut plants is a preservation method ____
A
Buffering
B
Wind break
C
Crop rotation
D
Strip cropping
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It alternates strips of closely sown crops such as hay, wheat, or other small grains with strips of row crops, such as corn, soybeans, cotton, or sugar beets. Strip cropping helps to stop soil erosion by creating natural dams for water, helping to preserve the strength of the soil.

Detailed explanation-2: -Strip cropping is the method of developing different crops on the very same field in distinguishable stripes or patches, generally alternately. It alternates rows of carefully sown crops like hay, wheat, or other grains with rows of row crops like corn, soybeans, cotton, or sugar beets.

Detailed explanation-3: -Row intercropping is the cultivation of two or more crops simultaneously on the same field with a row arrangement. Strip cropping is the cultivation of different crops in alternate strips of uniform width and on the same field. It has two types; contour strip cropping and field strip cropping.

Detailed explanation-4: -What Is The Purpose Of Strip Cropping? Basically, strip cropping agriculture is used either to improve soil health or support primary species growth. Contour Strip Cropping. Field Strip Cropping. Buffer Strip Farming. Wind Strip Cropping. 14-May-2021

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