Question

Ravi is a farmer and he grows crops on his field continuously year after year. He now realised that the production of his crops was decreasing every year. His friend suggested him to grow leguminous crop alternatively with cereal crops. A) Why did his friend suggested him to do so ?B) Write any two methods to replenish nutrients in the soil.​

Answer 1

Answer:

A) His friend suggested him to grow leguminous crop alternatively with cereal crops because a microorganism called rhizobium lives in the roots of leguminous plants these microorganisms helps in fixing nitrogen in the soil. They convert atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen that can be used by the plants.. B)1 method ) Nutrients are replenished in the soil by adding fertilizers and manures.2 method) Nitrogen

can be replenished in the soil by growing leguminous crops.