Question

what is crop rotation? give two examples

Answer 1

Crop rotation is the practice of growing a series of dissimilar or different types of cropsin the same area in sequenced seasons. It is done so that the soil of farms is not used for only one set of nutrients. It helps in reducing soil erosion and increases hence decreases]] in the same place for many years in a row (Monocropping) disproportionately depletes the soil of certain nutrients. With rotation, a crop that leaches the soil of one kind of nutrient is followed during the next growing season by a dissimilar crop that returns that nutrient to the soil or draws a different ratio of nutrients. In addition, crop rotation mitigates the buildup of pathogens and pests that often occurs when one species is continuously cropped, and can also improve soil structureand fertility by increasing biomass from varied root structures.

Crop cycle is used in both conventional and organic farming techinque.