How can soil be conserved? List three ways of soil conservation.
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Answer:
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. ... Political and economic action is further required to solve the erosion problem.
Explanation:
(i) Crop Rotation: ...
(ii) Strip Cropping: ...
(iii) Use of Early Maturing Varieties:
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. ... Political and economic action is further required to solve the erosion problem.Following methods are normally adopted for conserving soil:
Afforestation: ...
- Checking Overgrazing: ...
- Constructing Dams: ...
- Changing Agricultural Practices: ...
- (i) Crop Rotation: ...
- (ii) Strip Cropping: ...
- (iii) Use of Early Maturing Varieties: