INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

INDIAN AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

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What is multiple cropping?
A
When seeds are sown on a piece of land and then seedings are transplanted in different fields
B
Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in each part
C
Raising in succession only one type of crop in the same piece of land
D
Raising two or more crops in succession in a year on the same land
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is the practice of producing two or more crops on the same plot of land at the same time, rather than simply one, throughout the same growing season. Multiple cropping aids in enhancing the land’s yield. Because more crops are grown, the benefits and money increase as well.

Detailed explanation-2: -Types of Multiple Cropping Duo culture-This is a situation whereby two conflicting crops are planted at different times of the year in the same field. For example, rice after kales. Polyculture –This involves more than two different types of crops planted in a sequence in a field in the same year.

Detailed explanation-3: -Single cropping refers to the growing of one type of crop at a time. Double cropping refers to the growing of two types of crops at a time. And multiple cropping refers to the growing of more than 2 crops at a time.

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