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Some plants deposit nutrients when planted expecaly legumes e.g beans,they deposit nitrogen. So to keep the soil,u need to rotate crops.if you plant one kind of plant that needs potassium through out 3yrs u'll notice your produce will become poorer@poorer,it is because K is diminishing.

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Q: How does crop rotation slow down nutrient depletion?
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