What is the importance of crop rotation?

      

What is the importance of crop rotation?

  

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samuel
Maximizes use of nutrients and moisture.
Breaks the life cycle of pests and disease agents.
Maintains good soil structure.
Reduces soil erosion due to adequate soil cover.
Controls weeds that are specific to certain crops e.g. striga on cereals
Improves soil fertility when legumes are included in crop rotation.

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i. Maximum utilization of nutrients when deep rooted are alternated with shallow rooted crops
ii. Controls soil borne pests and diseases by breaking life cycles when host crop is absent
iii. Controls parasitic weeds/weeds when host crop is absent
iv. Improves soil structure when a grass ley is included
v. Improves soil fertility when leguminous plants are included
vi. Controls soil erosion when a cover crop is included
lemass answered the question on March 16, 2019 at 05:25


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