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Improvement In Food Resources — Science STD 9 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ScienceImprovement In Food Resources3 Marks
Question

Distinguish between mixed cropping and intercropping.

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Answer

Mixed Cropping:

  1. It aims to minimize the risk of crop failure.
  2. Seeds of two crops are mixed before sowing.
  3. It involves no set pattern of rows of crops.

Intercropping:

  1. It aims to increase the productivity per unit area.
  2. Seeds of two crops are not mixed.
  3. It involves set pattern of rows of crops.

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