Yes, it is called soil erosion. The plant cover reduces soil erosion by water and wind.
erosion by water and wind ;)
erosion by water and wind ;)
The loss of soil not protected by plant cover is mainly caused by erosion processes such as wind and water. Without plant roots to hold the soil in place, it becomes vulnerable to being carried away by these natural forces. Additionally, human activities such as deforestation and improper land use practices can also accelerate soil erosion in areas lacking plant cover.
It paid farmers to plant crops that protected the soil.
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Ground cover
More the plant cover , less chances will be their for soilerosion. Because plant roots held the soil tight.
When soil is exposed to the elements because of plant cover loss, this is called desertification. This process makes soil easily removable by wind and rain.
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Cover crops are part of crop rotation and are used to help replace lost soil nutrients, and to prevent soil erosion during the off season.
Farming can remove nitrogen (N) from soil in two ways:plant (crop) uptake, anderosion.Since N is an important plant nutrient, plants will remove it from the soil and incorporate the N into parts of the plant. When plant parts are harvested, that N is being removed from the soil. Plant parts that are left in the field will return a lot of the N contained in those parts to the soil.In most soils, N will be found at highest concentrations near the surface, in soil organic matter. Many farming practices increase the rate of erosion, and it is those surface horizons high in N that will be lost first.