Question

Why do farmers plant jeeluga or pillipesara during the summer in the uplands?

• A. To increase fertility of the fields.
• B. Water is insufficient in the low-lying lands for these crops.
• C. These are leguminous green manure crops.
• D. These crops fix nitrogen in the soil.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

The correct options are
A To increase fertility of the fields.
C These are leguminous green manure crops.
D These crops fix nitrogen in the soil.

Farmers plant jeeluga or pillipesara during the summer to increase fertility of their fields. These are leguminous green manure crops that fix nitrogen in the soil.