Leaving the Land Fallow

Q. Question 8
Explain how soil gets affected by the continuous plantation of crops in a field.

Q. Explain how soil gets affected by the continuous plantation of crops in a field.

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A fallow field is a ploughed land, left uncultivated for one or more seasons, to regain soil fertility naturally.

1. none of these

2. Nutrient rich field

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Explain how soil gets affected by the continuous plantation of crops in a field.

Q.

Give reasons : Plantation of the same crop in a field over and over again should be avoided

Q. Which activity of the farmer can promote growth of earthworms and microbes in the field?

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What are plantation crops, fibre crops and tuber crops?

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A fallow field is ploughed land that is left uncultivated for one or more seasons, to regain soil fertility naturally.

1. Nutrient rich field

2. none of these

Q. Agricultural land is left uncultivated for a year or so to replenish its nutrient content of the soil automatically. This methos is known as

1. Manuring
2. Fallowing
3. Tilling
4. None of the above

Q.

A fallow field is a ploughed land that is left uncultivated for one or more seasons to regain soil fertility naturally.

1. Nutrient rich field

2. none of these

Q. Allowing a field to remain free of crops for one or more seasons is called field _________ It allows the field to regain _________

Q. Define crop protection.

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A fallow field is a ploughed land, left uncultivated for one or more seasons, to regain soil fertility naturally.

1. True

2. False

Q. .......... are a factor in the higher yields of high-cost farming.

Q. Identify the correct statement about the fallow land.

1. The land under cultivation for a period of two or more years is known as fallow land.
2. The land left uncultivated for a period of two or more years is known as fallow land.
3. The land left uncultivated for a period less than two years is known as fallow land.
4. The land under cultivation for more than five years is known as fallow land.

Q. Which nutrient is not supplied to crops via fertilizer?

1. Phosphorus
2. Potassium
3. Iron
4. Nitrogen

Q. Give two reasons why fertilizers have to be regularly used in agriculture.

Q. Explain how soil gets affected by the continuous plantation of crop in a field.

Q. Which among the following disrupts the nutrient balance of the soil if used in excess?

1. 
   Fertiliser
2. 
   Manure