A system of rotating crops with legumes or grass pasture to improve soil structure and fertility is called:

Contour farming

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Strip farming

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Shifting agriculture

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Ley farming

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Solution

The correct option is D
Ley farming

Ley farming - the growing of grass or legumes in rotation with a grain or tilled crops as a soil conservation measure.

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Consider the following statements about farming system in India
1. Mono-cropping is generally not advised to farmers since it reduces soil fertility and damages the soil structure.
2. Intercropping may be defined as the growing of two or more crops in same field at the same time.
3. Mixed farming is a system of farming which involves the growing of crops as well as the raising of livestock.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

Q. Which of the following cropping methods maintains soil fertility?
(i) Mixed farming
(ii) Crop rotation
(iii) Mono cropping

Q. Which of the following methods are used to restrict soil erosion ?
(A) Ploughing along contour lines
(B) Strip cropping
(C) Jhumming
(D) Mixed farming

Which of the following methods are used to restrict soil erosion?

A. Ploughing along contour lines

B. Strip cropping

C. Jhumming

D. Mixed farming

Q. What type of farming is shifting agriculture?

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A system of rotating crops with legumes or grass pasture to improve soil structure and fertility is called:

The correct option is D Ley farming Ley farming - the growing of grass or legumes in rotation with a grain or tilled crops as a soil conservation measure.

The correct option is D
Ley farming

Ley farming - the growing of grass or legumes in rotation with a grain or tilled crops as a soil conservation measure.