Improvement in Food Resources — Science STD 9 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ScienceImprovement in Food Resources1 Mark
MCQ
Crop rotation results in:
✓
Increase in soil fertility
B
Decrease in crop yield
C
Increased water loss
D
Decrease in soil fertility
✓
Answer
Correct option: A.
Increase in soil fertility
Crop rotation is the process of growing a series of different crops in the same area in sequenced seasons. Crop rotation helps in increasing soil fertility. For example, growing legumes as fodder in one season and wheat in the next season can help in the replenishment of the soil with nitrogen. It also helps in reducing soil erosion and increasing crop yield.
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