INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURE AND ITS TYPES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following methods of farming enables farmers to grow different crops on the same land, from time to time?
A
Crop rotation
B
Drip irrigation
C
Crop cultivation
D
Ploughing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The method of growing different crops alternatively on same piece of land is called rotation cropping. This helps in maintaining or improving the fertility of soil.

Detailed explanation-2: -In crop rotation, different crops are grown on the same piece of land.

Detailed explanation-3: -In intensive type of farming crops are rotated.

Detailed explanation-4: -Crop rotation is a method in which farmers cultivate different types of crops in a piece of land, season after season. This method helps in reducing soil erosion and increases soil fertility and crop yield.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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