Growing wheat and gram simultaneously on the same piece of land in no fixed pattern is known as

Mixed cropping simply means growing of two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land. For example, growing leguminous crop with non-leguminous crop. So, if non-leguminous crop cannot take nitrogen from the soil, the other leguminous crop consumes it as it can take nitrogen available in the soil. For example, wheat (non-leguminous crop) + gram (leguminous crop) or wheat (non-leguminous crop) + mustard (leguminous crop). Intercropping – Growing of two or more crops simultaneously in a fixed pattern is known as intercropping. A few rows of one crop and then a few rows of other crop are grown. Single cropping – It is a technique of growing a single crop over a wide area also known as monoculture. Crop rotation – A practice of growing a series of dissimilar types of crops in the same area in sequential seasons for various benefits such as to avoid build-up of pathogens or pests that often occurs when one type of species is continuously cropped. Therefore, simultaneously growing of wheat (a cereal) + gram (leguminous crop) on the same piece of land in no fixed pattern is known as mixed cropping.