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Agriculture · Q701

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 701

Q701

Cropping intensity is

A.
The extent of the use of land for purposes other than cropping
B.
The extent of the use of land for cropping purposes during a given year
Answer
C.
Net cropped area
D.
Gross cropped area

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Cropping intensity is the extent of the use of land for cropping purposes during a given year. It is the number of times a crop is planted per year in a given agricultural area.
It can be calculated as the ratio of effective crop area harvested to the physical area.