Correct Answer - Option 2 : infertile
Concept:
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Crop rotation is the practice of planting different crops sequentially on the same plot of land to improve soil health, optimize nutrients in the soil, and combat pest and weed pressure.
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Mixed farming is the one in which crop production is combined with the rearing of livestock.
- The livestock enterprises are complementary to crop production so as to provide a balanced and productive system of farming.
Explanation:
When the same crop is grown over and over again on the same field, the essential nutrients of the soil necessary for the production is exhausted which leads to infertility of the soil.
To make the soil healthy and ecologically balanced we should practice-
Cropping Pattern:
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Mixed cropping is growing two or more crops simultaneously on a piece of land, this reduces risk and if the insects and some microorganisms attack anyone's crop the two crops also get spoiled, and is difficult to spray pesticides to crops.
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Intercropping is the growing of two or more crops simultaneously on a piece of land in definite patterns. This method of cropping can give a better yield.
