What is the practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same field in a definite row pattern (e.g., one row of millet and one row of cowpea) called?

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A Mixed Cropping
B Intercropping
C Crop Rotation
D Monoculture

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Answer: B. Intercropping

• Answer: B
• Explanation: Intercropping involves a specific, definite row pattern to utilize nutrients efficiently and prevent pests from spreading to all plants of one crop. Mixed cropping involves growing two or more crops simultaneously but without any definite row pattern.

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What is the practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same field in a definite row pattern (e.g., one row of millet and one row of cowpea) called?

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