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What is the primary benefit of crop rotation?
What is the primary benefit of crop rotation?
- Increase in monocropping productivity
- Dependence on synthetic fertilizers and herbicides
- Enhancement of soil depletion
- Reduction of reliance on specific nutrients and pest pressure (correct)
What is the consequence of monocropping?
What is the consequence of monocropping?
- Decreased need for synthetic fertilizers and herbicides
- Gradual depletion of the soil of certain nutrients and selection for competitive pests and weeds (correct)
- Reduction in pest and weed pressure
- Enhanced soil fertility
How does crop rotation impact the need for synthetic fertilizers and herbicides?
How does crop rotation impact the need for synthetic fertilizers and herbicides?
- Has no impact on the need for synthetic fertilizers and herbicides
- Leads to complete elimination of synthetic fertilizers and herbicides
- Increases the need for synthetic fertilizers and herbicides
- Reduces the need for synthetic fertilizers and herbicides (correct)
What does crop rotation improve in the soil?
What does crop rotation improve in the soil?
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What is the term for growing the same crop in the same place for many years in a row?
What is the term for growing the same crop in the same place for many years in a row?
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What is the primary benefit of crop rotation?
What is the primary benefit of crop rotation?
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What is the consequence of monocropping?
What is the consequence of monocropping?
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How does crop rotation impact farm system resilience?
How does crop rotation impact farm system resilience?
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What does a well-designed crop rotation reduce the need for?
What does a well-designed crop rotation reduce the need for?
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What is the primary disadvantage of monocultures?
What is the primary disadvantage of monocultures?
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