Correct Answer - Option 4 : 2 years
The correct answer is 2 years
- Crop rotation is the practice of planting different crops sequentially on the same plot of land to improve soil health, optimize nutrients in the soil, etc.
- A rotation cycle may include a different number of years to attain the maximum benefit from the land.
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Maize - Potato - Sugarcane (ratoon) - Moong is in a 2 (two) years cycle.
- Some of the benefits of Crop Rotation-
- Improve the work capacity of the soil
- Reduce Soil crusting
- Improve crop yields
- Reduce erosion and sedimentation
- Recycle plant nutrients in the soil
- Better distribution of labour by using different crops, planting dates, and harvest period
- Reduce fertilizer
