Answer:
(i)
The field showing intercropping of millet and cowpea. (1)
(ii) Farmer should adopt this cropping system because
(a)It increases the productivity of crops per unit area.
(b) It maintain soil fertility.
(c) It ensures maximum utilisation of nutrient supplied.
(d) It prevents pests and diseases from spreading to all the plants
belonging to one crop in a field. (2)
(2)
Intercropping It is a
practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously in definite pattern.
Mixed Cropping It is
practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of
land.
It target to increase
productivity per unit area.
It target to minimise
the risk of total crop failure.
Seeds of two crops are
not mixed before sowing.
Seeds of two crops are
mixed before sowing.
Both crops are easily
threshed and harvested.
Harvesting and
threshing both crops separately not possible.
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