List four disadvantages of mono cropping in crop production

      

List four disadvantages of mono cropping in crop production.

  

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gregory
- High risk of total less incase of crop failure.

- Under utilization of some soil nutrients

- Build up of crop pests and diseases/weeds.

- Only specific mineral nutrients are absorbed /exhaustion of certain nutrients from the soil results in soil erosion in crops with poor ground coverage.

- Faster spread of pests and diseases.
gregorymasila answered the question on December 4, 2017 at 09:12


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