companion cropping Table

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Name properties Good companions Bad companions Amaranth Avoids the propagation of diseases or pest Potatoes, onions, corn and around the garden Basil Keep away flies and mosquitoes, enhances the flavor of tomatoes, protect tomato from nematodes Tomato Bean Repels beetles, helps corn and potato growth Peas, cucumbers, squash, radishes, potatoes, marigold onions, garlic Beetroot Loosen the soil at harvest onions, ...

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Growing different crops irrespective of the land size.

Hard work, dedication and some innovative thinking to make use of available resources for getting maximum benefit are practised by few farmers. Mr. Poornaand Venkatesh Bhat from Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka is an exception. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A contractor-turned-farmer by choice, he started cultivation in 21 acres but soon had to give it up since his land was bought by the Government to set up a naval base. He invested the money he received from the Government in 19 acres of barren wasteland. Through...

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