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Factors to consider when carrying out crop rotation

 Legumes are rotated with other crops

 Crops in the same family should not follow each other.

 Cover crops should be alternated with less vegetative leaf crops

 Deep rooted crops to be rotated with shallow rooted crops.

 Crops easy to weed to be alternated with those difficult to weed.

 There should be resting phase

Cover Cropping.

This is the growing of crops which cover the soil. Such crops are

called Cover crops.

Examples: Pumpkins, Peas, Tomatoes, Groundnuts etc.

Inter cropping. This is the growing of two or more crops on the same

piece of land.