A cropping system refers to the type and sequence of crops grown and practices used for growing them. It encompasses all cropping sequences practiced over space and time based on the available technologies of crop production (Table 7.1). Cropping systems have been traditionally structured to maximize crop yields.
What is cropping system in farming?
Cropping systems
The kind and sequence of crops grown over a period of time on a given area of soil can be described as the cropping system. It may be a pattern of regular rotation of different crops or one of growing only one crop year after year on the same area.
What are types of cropping system?
TYPES OF CROPPING SYSTEMS
- 1 Mono-cropping types of cropping systems. This is the growing of only one type of crop (such as maize) on a piece of land. ...
- 1 Mono-cropping types of cropping systems. This is the growing of only one type of crop (such as maize) on a piece of land.
