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Yes! in fact they had a more efficient a sophisticated system than we do today, it prevented soil degradation completely.

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Why did the Caddos practice crop rotation?

The Caddo practiced crop rotation to maintain soil fertility and maximize crop yields. By rotating their crops, they helped prevent soil depletion and increased the sustainability of their agricultural practices.


Which crop was important to the Mayans?

Maize (corn) was the most important crop to the Mayans. It was a staple food source that formed the basis of their diet and agricultural economy. Maize was also a significant aspect of Mayan religious beliefs and ceremonies.


How enclosure and crop rotation paved away for an agricultural revolution?

To improve yields, the wealthy landowners began cultivating enclosures with advanced farming methods. Small farmers became tenant farmers or moved to the cities. The Seed Drill, Crop Rotation, and Selective Breeding all became parts of agriculture. This resulted in improved living conditions, swelled populations, and large enclosed farms took over.


Which of these was important to Olmec agriculture A. slash-and-burn techniques B. crop rotation C. plantation farming D. cattle domestication?

the answer is a


What were the key features of ul the neolithic agricultural revolution?

The key features of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution include the shift from a nomadic lifestyle to settled communities, the domestication of plants and animals for food production, the development of agriculture techniques such as irrigation and crop rotation, and the establishment of permanent settlements leading to the rise of complex societies.

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What are the advantagers of inter-cropping and crop rotation?

The advantages of inter-cropping and crop rotation include allowing the soil adequate time to dissolve nutrients for plants to take up.


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


Does crop rotation lead to soil erosion?

No, The crop rotation is to avoide soil erosion.


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 :)


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.


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.


Why crop rotation?

to give soil a break from the same crop


What is crop rotation and how do peanuts help it?

Crop rotation is planting different crops in different years. This prevents pulling out all the nutrients by a specific type of crop. Peanuts and other legumes help return nitrogen to the soil. Rotation improves the crop yields.


How is crop rotation important to cotton farmers?

Crop rotation was important to farmers because it helped them out by making it easier to crop in the winter from different land in another state.


What has the author R W Carkner written?

R. W. Carkner has written: '1990 rotation crop budgets for northwest Washington' -- subject(s): Crop rotation, Economic aspects, Economic aspects of Crop rotation