Question

which of the following crops would enrich the soil with nitrogen 1 apple 2 pea 3 paddy 4 potato

Answer 1

Pea would enrich the soil with nitrogen

Answer 2

Answer:

Leguminous plants like pea would enrich the soil with nitrogen when they are grown as a seasonal crop.

Explanation:

Leguminous plants like pea contain symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria like azatobactor, azolla growing in specialized nodes in their roots.

These bacteria fix atmospheric nitrogen to soil.

Hence experts suggest to rotate crops with leguminous crops in order to make fields nitrogen rich.