Interculture in groundnut is avoided at

Answer: Option C

Interculture is the practice of simultaneously growing two or more crops on the same plot. It is very useful in maintaining soil fertility and nutrient supply in crops and soil. Interculture is mostly done with one legume plant and the other non-legume. As groundnut is a legume plant, it can be intercropped with any other non-legume plant but it is avoided at the pegging stage as this needs a lot of nutrients, nutrient sharing with some other plant may lead to reduced yield.