01 Jan Intercropping in Fruits crops.
फल फसलों में अंतःफसले उगाने की विधियॉं। Intercropping, as one of the multiple cropping systems, has been practiced by farmers for many years in various ways and most areas, and has played a very important role in India. There is more cooperation in nature than competition. Cooperation is exemplified by mutually beneficial relationships that occur between species within communities.. When two or more crops are growing together, each should have adequate space to maximize cooperation and reduce competition between them. This is accomplished by the following factors namely: spatial arrangement, plant density, maturity dates of the crops grown, plant architecture. The objectives of Inter-cropping Systems are: Inter-cropping was originally practiced as an insurance against crop failure under rainfall conditions. At present the main objective of intercropping is higher productivity per unit area in addition to stability in production. Intercropping systems utilizes resources sufficiently and their productivity is increased. Main objectives of intercropping are: Insurance against total crop failure under aberrant weather conditions or pest epidemics. Increase in total productivity per unit land area. Judicious utilization of resources such as land labour and inputs. Types of Inter-Cropping: Mixed intercropping: Growing two or more crops simultaneously with no distinct row arrangement. Row intercropping: Growing two or more crops simultaneously where one or more crops are planted in rows. ...