The document discusses various cropping patterns to maximize agricultural benefits, including mixed cropping, intercropping, and crop rotation. Mixed cropping involves growing multiple crops simultaneously without row arrangements, while intercropping features a structured pattern of alternating rows. The choice of cropping pattern is influenced by moisture and irrigation availability.

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2. There are different
ways of growing
crops. These
different ways can
be used to give
maximum benefit.
They are called
Cropping Patterns .
There are many types
of cropping patterns
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3. Growing of two or more
crops simultaneously and
intermingled on the same
piece of land without row
arrangements are called
Mixed Cropping.
This reduces risk and gives
some insurance against
failure of one of the crops.
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4. Intercropping is
growing two or
more crops
simultaneously on
the same field in a
definite pattern .
A few rows of one
crop alternate
with a few rows
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5. The growing of
different crops on a
piece of land in a pre-
planned succession is
known as crop
rotation. The
availability of
moisture and
irrigation facilities
decide the choice of
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6. Cropping pattern which involve
the raising of crops, animals and
or trees.
One of the important methods of
intensive cropping, allowing the
stubbles of the original crop to
strike again after harvesting and
to raise another crop.
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7. One crop variety grown alone
in pure stands at normal
density. Also known as solid
planting
The repetitive
growing of the
same sole crop on
the same land.
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