SOIL AND CROPS

CROPPING PATTERNS (KHARIF CROPS & RABI CROPS)

Assertion (A): Crop rotation is a part of sustainable agricultural practice. Reason (R): Crop rotation helps in maintaining the soil fertility.

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Classify rainfed farming of India into two categories on the basis of adequacy of soil moisture during cropping season. Explain any two features of each.

Which of the given methods of cultivation will result in loss of soil fertility? (i) Crop rotation (ii) Shifting cultivation (iii) Excessive use of chemical fertilisers

Your advice is sought to improve the nitrogen content of the soil to be used for cultivation of a non-leguminous terrestrial crop. (a) Recommend two microbes that can enrich the soil with altrogen. (b)Why do leguminous crops not require such enrichment of the soil?