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Agriculture · Q734

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 734

Q734

Multi storyed cropping is practiced in

A.
U. P. and Kerala
B.
Bihar and Madhya Pradesh
C.
Karnataka and Kerala
Answer
D.
J & K and Haryana

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Multi-storyed cropping is practiced in Karnataka and Kerala.
Plantings consisting of an overstory of trees or shrubs with an understory of specialty or agronomic crops or forage. Tree-to-tree distance is wide enough to let sufficient light through to understory crops or forage. "Forest Farming" is a form of multistory cropping.
The practice of multi-storey cropping system is highly successful in plantation crops such as coconut, areca nut, cashew, and coffee for enhancing sustainable productivity and realizing higher income per unit area.