Question

A pulse crop is grown between two cereal crops to compensate for the loss of :

• A. loss of phosphate
• B. loss of water
• C. loss of sulphur
• D. loss of nitrogen

Answer 1

The correct option is D

loss of nitrogen

Cereal crops are nutrient exhaustive crops. Hence, a pulse crop is grown between two cereal crops to compensate for the loss of nutrients. Pulses are leguminous plants which are capable of restoring soil fertility by means of their symbiotic root nodules.