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    A rotation of arable crops requiring annual cultivation and artificial pasture occupying field for two years or longer is termed as:
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    A rotation of arable crops requiring annual cultivation and artificial pasture occupying field for two years or longer is termed as:

    A.

    Alley cropping

    B.

    Inter cropping

    C.

    Ley farming

    D.

    Crop rotation

    Correct option is C


    Ley farming is a system where arable crops are grown in rotation with temporary pastures or leys, usually for 2 years or more. This helps in restoring soil fertility, improving soil structure, and breaking pest/disease cycles.
    Alley cropping: Alley cropping is defined as the planting of rows of trees and/or shrubs to create alleys within which agricultural or horticultural crops are produced.

    Intercropping:
    · Inter-cropping is growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same field in a definite pattern.
    · A few rows of one crop alternate with a few rows of a second crop.
    · Example, soybean + maize, or finger millet (bajra) + cowpea (lobia).
    · The crops are selected such that their nutrient requirements are different.
    · This ensures maximum utilisation of the nutrients supplied and also prevents pests and diseases from spreading to all the plants belonging to one crop in a field.
    · This way, both crops can give better returns.

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