Question

Beera wants to practice crop rotation in his field. Suggest a Rabi crop and a Kharif crop which will replenish his field with nitrogen. Which crop replenishes nitrogen and why?

Answer 1

Agriculture:
1. Agriculture plays an important role in the Indian Economy.
2. The cultivation of crops depends primarily on the climate and soil conditions.
3. There are three types of crops depending upon the season in which they grow- Kharif crops, Rabi crops, and Zaid crops.
Kharif Crop-
1. These crops are grown in the monsoon season.
2. Maize, soybean, and millet are examples of Kharif crops.
Rabi Crop-
1. These crops are grown in the winter season.
2. Wheat, gram, mustard, and pea are examples of Rabi crops.
Reasons for the nourishment of soil by Nitrogen-
1. Pea and soybean are leguminous plants.
2. They have root nodules in which the bacteria Rhizobium is present.
3. These Rhizobium bacteria fix the atmospheric nitrogen into the soil.
4. They convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia which the plant is able to absorb.
5. Therefore, we can say that the pea and soybean crop replenishes the soil with nitrogen.