Question

What is an enrichment plantation?

• A. The practice of growing a single species for improving the fertility of the soil.
• B. The practice of clearing out forests to grow a single commercially valuable species.
• C. The practice of growing multiple species to enrich the nutrients in the soil.
• D. The practice of growing a single commercially valuable species on an empty piece of land.

Answer 1

The correct option is B The practice of clearing out forests to grow a single commercially valuable species.

Enrichment plantation is the practice of clearing out forests to grow a single commercially valuable species. This practice is responsible for eliminating many species in India. An example of enrichment plantation are the teak monocultures in South India.