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Crop Rotation:
Crops are grown IN TURN through the seasons.Eg:wheat-groundnuts-wheat-groundnut
Strip Cropping:
Crops are grown at the SAME TIME but in alternating rows.Eg.wheat and pulses
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What are 5 methods of soil conservation?
The five soil conservation methods are :TerracingContour PlowingNo-till FarmingCrop RotationCover Crop
What did Charles townsend invent?
4 field crop rotation
What is the importance crop science?
because many of us are related about crop science ..
How radioisotopes are used in crop improvement?
Radioisotopes are used in crop management and improvement because they can be used to preserve. They are used to develop new strains of crop, also.
Why would farmers plant a crop that provides less economic value?
Farmer's would plant a crop with less economic value after a crop with high economic value, because it would renew the soils nutrients/nitrogen for the high economic crop for the next year.
Is crop rotation still necessary when strip cropping is practiced?
Not necessary, perhaps, but still advisable.
How soil is preventing?
by Terracing, Contour Plowing/Farming,Strip Cropping,Crop Rotation and Planting trees/Reforestation
What are 5 methods of soil conservation?
The five soil conservation methods are :TerracingContour PlowingNo-till FarmingCrop RotationCover Crop
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.
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.
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.
