Question

How does growing pulses in the field help the soil?

Answer 1

Pulses are leguminous plants. The roots of the leguminous plants have a symbiont assosiation with the nitrogen-fixing bacteria like Rhizobium. They form nodules.The bacteria living in the nodules fix the atmospheric nitrogen in the soil in the form of nitrogenous compounds like ammonium. These compounds act as fertilisers and make the soil fertile. Thus, growing pulses in the field help the soil.

Answer 2

Answer:

farmer and nitrogen containing fertilizers to the soil to replenish the nutrients growing pulses in soil replenishes the nitrogen in the soil thus making the soil healthier....