About Lesson
Multistoried cropping
- It is a type of intercropping also called multi-layer cropping or multi tire cropping
- Growing plants of different height in the same field at the same time is termed as multi storied cropping
- It is mostly practiced in orchards and plantation crops for maximum use of solar energy even under high density planting
- It is the practice of different crops of varying heights, rooting pattern and duration to cultivate crop
- Pruning, hand thinning and harvesting operations are more intensive. After few years, it is difficult to do training, pruning, pesticide application and other operations manually
- Orchard life is too short