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Chapter : 3. Improvement In Food Resources
Cropping pattern
Cropping pattern Mixed Croppoing : The process of mixing seeds of two or more different crops and then sowing then in the same field is called mixed cropping. Example of mixed cropping - (a) Wheat + mustard (b) Maize + urad (c) Arhar + mung (d) Ground nut + sunflower Advantages of Mixed Cropping : There is lesser risk of total crop failure because if one crop fails, then the other crop helps the farmers to overcome his loss. Farmers get a variety of products for their family by growing crops under the mixed cropping system, e.g. cereals, pulses, fodder and vegetables may be grown simultaneously.