Which statement describes relay cropping?

• A. The process of removing an entire crop of a single plant and then planting another crop on top of the same field
• B. Planting two crops in alternating rows in the same field
• C. Cropping where strips are laid out along contour lines
• D. Planting after harvesting the previous crop in the same field

Answer: (A)

Relay cropping is about keeping the land in production by moving to a new crop with little or no break after the previous one, often with some overlap in use of the field. The statement describing removing the entire crop and then planting another crop on the same field fits that idea: it emphasizes using the same field for a new crop soon after finishing the previous one, minimizing fallow time. The other options describe different practices—intercropping in alternating rows, strip cropping along contours, and planting after harvest—which do not capture the same continuous-use concept as relay cropping.