Question

Which of the following practices does not improve the fertility of soil?

• A. Keeping the land fallow
• B. Practicing crop rotation
• C. Practicing monocropping
• D. Practicing multiple cropping

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Practicing monocropping

Monocropping is the method in which the same crop is planted on the same land every year. The plants become weak in progeny every following year. and this increases the buildup of diseases. The quality of the soil deteriorates due to the continuous cultivation of the crops. The nutrients are not replenished and the pests destroy the crops as the same crop is grown.

Thus the correct answer is option C.