INDIAN AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
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method of farming without irrigation in an area of limited rainfall
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farming done on the same land by different people turn-wise
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growing same crop in alternate years
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growing different crops in succession
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Detailed explanation-1: -Crop rotation is defined as a “system of growing different kinds of crops in recurrent succession on the same land” (Martin et al., 1976). Rotating different crops year after year adds various economic and environmental benefits. In addition, crop rotation is helpful in long-term soil and farm management.
Detailed explanation-2: -Crop rotation is the successive cultivation of different crops in a specified order on the same field to retain or enhance soil fertility.
Detailed explanation-3: -Crop rotation is defined as a system of growing different crops in succession on the same land. Q. 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.