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Crop rotation and intercropping are the two practices adopted by most farmers to avoid the disadvantages of monocropping. Choose the correct option that describes the basic difference between crop rotation and intercropping.


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Crop rotation: Two crops are taken one after the other in the same field

Intercropping: Two crops are taken at the same time in the same field

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Crop rotation: Two crops are taken at the same time in the same field

Intercropping: Two crops are taken one after the other in the same field.

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Crop rotation: one crop is taken throughout the year in the same field

Intercropping: Two or many crops are taken at the same time in the same field

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Crop rotation: Two or more crops are taken at the same time but in different fields

Intercropping: Two or more crops are taken at the same time in the same field.

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Solution

The correct option is A

Crop rotation: Two crops are taken one after the other in the same field

Intercropping: Two crops are taken at the same time in the same field


Crop rotation is a practice where two crops are grown one after the other on the same piece of land. Thus, the crops are changed from year to year in a sequence. Intercropping is a practice where two or more crops are grown in the same field at the same time. Crop rotation is practiced to ensure that the soils nutrients are efficiently used as well as replaced. Intercropping is practised to ensure that even if one crop fails, there are other crops that make up for it.


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