Cropping pattern is referred to the

Correct option is A

✅ (a) growing of crops in different sequences
· Cropping pattern refers to the spatial and temporal arrangement of crops on a farm over a period of time.
· Includes mono-cropping, multiple cropping, sequential cropping, intercropping, and crop rotation.
· It denotes how and in what sequence crops are grown on a piece of land over years or seasons.
· Helps optimize resource use and increase productivity.
❌ (b) growing of crops in intercropping and mixed cropping sequences
· Intercropping and mixed cropping are types of cropping systems, not complete definitions of cropping pattern.
· Too narrow in scope.
❌ (c) maximum area covered by particular crop with a particular season and particular area
· This is related to cropping intensity or area statistics, not cropping pattern per se.
· Misrepresents the term.
❌ (d) minimum area covered by particular crop with a particular season and particular area
· Again, this is area-based data, not a definition of cropping pattern.
· Incorrect and misleading.