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It worked by gowing a root plant in the field that would be fallow which would release nitrogen into the gound

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Q: How does the Norfolk crop rotation work?
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English scientific farmer who devised the practice of crop rotation during the 1730s?

Charles Townshed introduced the Norfolk crop rotation.


Why is 4 field crop rotation better than 3 year crop rotation?

4 field crop rotation is better than 3 year crop rotation because it could get the job done faster


What i the difference between land rotation and crop rotation?

Crop rotation are grown in definite cycle but land rotation are net growwn in any


Does crop rotation lead to soil erosion?

No, The crop rotation is to avoide soil erosion.


When was the Norfolk rotation system created?

1599


What advantages of crop rotation?

Crop rotation allows the soil to recover. Proper crop rotation will replace nutrients that are consumed by the previous crop. Planting the same crop year after year will deplete certain nutrients and make the soil unproductive.


Crop rotation inventor?

Middle Eastern farmers were the inventors of crop rotations. They were known to practice crop rotation as early as 6000 BC.


What are the ethical issues using crop rotation?

There isn't any really .. crop rotation is alright tbh :)


What is crop rotation and why do farmers practice crop rotation in the Midwest?

Crop rotation useful for increase the farmers income, soil fertility status and also used for minimize the insect and pest damage


Is crop uptake the same as crop rotation?

No. Crop uptake is the water and nutrients the plant moves from its roots up to its leaves, and crop rotation is changing which crop is grown in a given field from one crop cycle to the next.


How did the process of crop rotation work?

If we grow a crop continuously in the same field for many years, it results in to various problems such as :1) depletion or defieciency of same type of nutrients 2) build up of disease and insect-pests. This demands for the requirement of the practice of crop rotation. Crop Rotation can be defined as the practice of growing of different crops on a piece of land in a preplanned succession.


What is it called when a farmer plants different crops in order to use less nutrients or different nutrients from the soil?

Crop rotation. If you plant the same crop year-after-year. That crop will use up all the nutrients specific to the needs of the plant. Crop rotation involves planting a different crop each year - thus the nutrients in the soil are more evenly used.