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Question
Explain the following type of farming:
Crop rotation
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Solution
- Growing the same crop in the field year after year causes soil nutrient loss. Thus, crops are grown in succession.
- Pulses and leguminous crops are typically cultivated following cereal crops.
- Legumes may fix nitrogen from the atmosphere into soil.
- Oilseeds aid in nitrogen fixation, making cereals a natural companion in the field.
- Crops that require a lot of fertilizer, such as sugarcane or tobacco, are cycled with cereals.
- Crop rotation selection relies on local soil characteristics, farmer experience, and understanding.
- Crop rotation is essential for optimizing land resources and labor, as well as wise use of restricted agricultural water resources in dry regions.
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