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Question
Write down disadvantages of crop rotation.
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Solution
Disadvantages of crop rotation are as follows:
(i) It is more concerned about the need of the soil and not of the crops.
(ii) It may lead to lower yield of crops in a specific growing season due to plantation on un-preferred soil.
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