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Agriculture · Q780

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 780

Q780

Soil fertility is reduced due to

A.
Continuous cropping
Answer
B.
Imbalanced use of fertilisers
C.
Over irrigation
D.
Poor drainage

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Soil fertility is reduced due to Continuous cropping.
The continuous cropping on the same piece of land causes a decline in the nutrients in the soil. The quantities of nutrients removed from the soil in harvested products exceed the quantities of nutrients being applied.