Discuss measures to conserve soil resources?
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Answer:
1. Afforestation: One of the best ways to conserve soil is to increase the area under forests.
2. Checking Overgrazing
3. Constructing Dams
4. Changing Agricultural Practices
(i) Crop Rotation
(ii) Strip Cropping
(iii) Use of Early Maturing Varieties
Explanation:
Afforestation: One of the best ways to conserve soil is to increase the area under forests. Prevents soil erosion as trees provide support and foliage to the soil.
Techniques for improved soil conservation include crop rotation, cover crops, conservation tillage and planted windbreaks, affect both erosion and fertility. When plants die, they decay and become part of the soil. They help in soil erosion, there by preserving the soil and further helping in agriculture.
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