Types Of Multiple Cropping

The types of multiple cropping include:

Sequential cropping system 

Continuous cultivation of two or more crops in the same field in a year is called continuous cultivation. The next crop is planted after the previous crop has been harvested. crop strengthening only in the temporal dimension; There is no competition between cultures. A farmer grows only one crop at a time in one field. 

Types of Sequential Cropping

• Double cropping: Successive cultivation of two crops per year, such as wheat, potatoes, or mustard, followed by rice; corn followed by peanuts; wheat, then cotton is called double cropping. The strength of the crop in this situation is 200%.
• Triple Cropping: Growing 3 crops in a row (or in succession)  in a year to reach 300% harvest intensity is called triple cropping. Example: rice-potato-rice; Rice – potato – copper or copper – mustard – jute.
• Quadruple cropping: Growing 4 crops in a row in a year.
• Ratoon cropping: Cultivation of post-harvest regrowth crops (but not necessarily for crops).

Intercropping System

Growing two or more crops at the same time in the same field is called intercropping. Intensification of crops is carried out both in temporal and spatial dimensions. Competition between crops occurs during all or part of the growing period of the crop.

Intercropping is an old practice used by subsistence farmers, especially in rainy conditions. This helps create a balanced diet, reduces labor peaks, and minimizes the risk of crop failure. It has also been suggested that intercropping reduces the adverse effects of pests, provides higher benefits, and protects the soil from erosion.

Types of Intercropping

• Mixed Intercropping: Grow two or more crops at the same time without clear rows.
• Row Intercropping: Grow more than one crop at the same time. One or more crops are planted in a row. 
• Strip Intercropping: Simultaneously grow two or more crops on different strips, wide enough to grow independently but narrow enough for the agricultural interactions of the crops.
• Relay Intercropping: Cultivating two or more crops simultaneously for part of each life cycle; The second crop is planted after it has reached the reproductive growth stage before the first is ready to harvest.

Disadvantages of Multiple Cropping

1. This interferes with seed production.  
2. This interferes with cross-cultural work.
3. Reduces soil nutrient levels.
4. Causes problems with the adaptation of farm mechanization.
5. Interspecies competition occurs in some prolific systems.

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Multiple cropping refers to the practice in which the cultivation of two or more crops is done on the same plot of land during the same growing season. The multiple cropping patterns, there is an increase in agricultural output and also diversifying of the crop mixture for the purposes of both economic and environmental factors.

Cropping is the process of selecting specific plants to grow on a larger field to achieve the desired yield. This can be done manually using tillage tools or machines. Growth decisions are based on many factors, including the desired yield, the space the plant will occupy, and whether the plant is resistant to a particular disease or pest.