11. Using intensive cultivation methods, they developed banana plantations. 12. However, their intensive cultivation , especially on steep slopes, has led to widespread soil erosion and gullying. 13. Intensive cultivation , inadequate watershed management and uncontrolled building of factories made summer flooding an annual catastrophe.14. The favorable climate allowed the beginning of the intensive cultivation of certain fruit, vegetables and flowers. 15. Third, intensive cultivation of land used for rice culture may have long-term adverse effects on crop yields. 16. Intensive cultivation , poor watershed management and uncontrolled building of factories have turned summer flooding into annual catastrophes.17. A related practice, companion planting, is sometimes used in gardening and intensive cultivation of vegetables and fruits. 18. Thus, alienation of land should only be allowed where it is possible to replace extensive by intensive cultivation . 19. Intensive cultivation in the district leaves no scope for forest cover and the wild life is practically nonexistent.20. In the present scenario, the nematode problems are increasing due to adoption of multiple cropping and intensive cultivation .
