Question

Distinguish between the following and give distinguishing features:

Crop Rotation and Crop Combination.

Answer 1

Sr. No.	Feature	Crop Rotation	Crop Combination
1.	Meaning	Growing different crops one after another on the same land in different seasons or years	Growing more than one crop at the same time on the same land
2.	Purpose	To maintain soil fertility and control pests and diseases	To maximize land use and increase income
3.	Time Factor	Based on time crops are rotated over seasons or years	Based on space crops are grown together simultaneously
4.	Example	Growing wheat in rabi season and pulses in kharif season	Growing wheat and mustard together in the same field
5.	Benefits	Improves soil health and reduces soil exhaustion	Ensures efficient land use and reduces risk of crop failure