What is soil conservation? Explain any four methods of soil conservation suitable to Indian conditions
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Answer:
Soil conservation is the prevention of loss of the top most layer of the soil from erosion or prevention of reduced fertility caused by over usage, acidification, salinization or other chemical soil contamination.
Explanation:
Watering the soil along with the plants is a way to prevent soil erosion caused by wind. Contour ploughing: This practice of farming across the slopes takes into account the slope gradient and the elevation of soil across the slope. It is the method of ploughing across the contour lines of a slope
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Soil conservation is the prevention of loss of the top most layer of the soil from erosion or prevention of reduced fertility caused by over usage, acidification, salinization or other chemical soil contamination.
i) Ploughing along the contour lines can decrease the speed of water flow down the slopes.
(ii) Step or terrace cultivation on slopes restricts erosion. Western and Central Himalayas have well-developed terrace farming.
(iii) Strip cropping: Here large fields can be divided into strips