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Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement. Newer hybrid crops have a great appetite for chemicals. - English

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Read the extract and state whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.

Newer hybrid crops have a great appetite for chemicals.

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  • True

  • False

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True or False
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Solution

Newer hybrid crops have a great appetite for chemicals. - True.

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Chapter 1.3: The Call of the Soil - Brainstorming [Page 31]

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Balbharati English Yuvakbharati [English] Standard 11 Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 1.3 The Call of the Soil
Brainstorming | Q (A1) (i) (e) | Page 31

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