Write any one advantage of Crop rotation.
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Multiple crops in a rotation break weed, insect, and disease cycles. Rotations produce healthy and productive crops. Rotations are planned to produce residue cover for erosion control and moisture conservation. Rotations with hay or cover crops can reduce fertilizer and pesticide inputs.
Crop rotation is the practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area in sequential seasons. Crop rotation gives various nutrients to the soil. A traditional element of crop rotation is the replenishment of nitrogen through the use of green manure in sequence with cereals and other crops.
Advantages of using crop rotation are as following: (i) It improves the soil fertility. (ii) It avoids depletion of a particular nutrient from the soil, (iii) It minimizes pest infestation and diseases. (iv) It helps in weed control. (v) It prevents change in the chemical nature of the soil.