Question

How does intercropping differ with mixed cropping?

Answer 1

Mixed Cropping	Intercropping
1. It aims to minimise risk of crop failure	1. It aims to increase productivity per unit area.
2. Seeds of two crops are mixed before sowing	2. Seeds of two crops are not mixed.
3. It involves no set pattern of rows of crops.	3. It involves set patterns of rows of crops
4. In this method there is a difficulty of fertilizer application to individual crops.	4. In intercropping fertilizer can be placed as per need of the crops.
5. Spraying for pest control to individual crop is difficult.	5. Pesticides can be easily applied to individual crop.
6. Harvesting and threshing of crops separately not possible.	6. Both crops can be easily harvested and threshed separately.
7. Marketing and consumption of only mixed produce is possible.	7. Product of each crop can be marketed and consumed separately.