Cropping Systems Pattern of crops taken up for a given piece of land or sequence in which the crops are cultivated on piece of land over a fixed period and their interaction with farm resources and other farm enterprises ID: 252492
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Cropping SystemsSlide2
Cropping SystemsPattern of crops taken up for a given piece of land, or sequence in which the crops are cultivated on piece of land over a fixed period and their interaction with farm resources and other farm enterprises.Slide3
Monocropping
This is where only one type of crop is planted on the same piece of land year after year
If a disease attack the crop the whole crop will affected. Farmers do not have a backup incomeSlide4
Mixed CroppingGrowing of two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land, without any definite row arrangement. Farmer has a regular incomeSlide5
Inter-CroppingIt refers to growing of two or more generally different crops simultaneously on the same piece of land. Usually the base crop is grown in a distinct row arrangementSlide6
Strip Cropping
This involves planting broad strips of several crops in the field. Each strip is 3–9 m wide. On slopes, the strips
can be
laid out along the contour to prevent erosion. The next year, the farmer can rotate crops by planting each strip with a different crop. Strip cropping has many of the advantages of intercropping: it produces a variety of crops, the legume improves the soil fertility, and rotation helps reduce pest and weed problems. The residues from one strip can be used as soil cover for neighbouring strips. At the same time, strip cropping avoids some of the disadvantages of intercropping: managing the single crop within the strip is easy, and competition between the crops is reduced.Slide7
Crop Rotation
Crop rotation is a key principle of conservation agriculture because it improves the soil structure and fertility, and because it helps control weeds, pests and
diseases. Different crops are planted in the same piece of land in a cycle.Slide8Slide9
Shifting CultivationShifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned and allowed to revert to their natural vegetation while the cultivator moves on to another plotSlide10
Slash and Burn agricultureSlash and burn agriculture is the process of cutting down the vegetation in a particular plot of land, setting fire to the remaining foliage, and using the ashes to provide nutrients to the soil for use of planting food crops. The cleared area following slash and
burn is
used for a relatively short period of time, and then left alone for a longer period of time so that
vegetation can grow againSlide11
QuestionAnswer the following question :
List the advantages and disadvantages of
Mono-cropping, Crop rotation, Inter cropping, slash & burn agricultureSlide12Slide13