INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY
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Question
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What is fallow soil?
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Soil that is left uncultivated so that it can rest and regenerate nutrients.
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Soil that has been depleted on nutrients.
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The process of desertification.
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Soil that has been cleared and fertilized by a process called shifting agriculture.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A fallow field is a land that a farmer ploughs but does not cultivate for one or more seasons to allow the field to regain its fertility naturally. This practice of leaving fields fallow dates back to ancient times when farmers realized that using soil continuously depleted its nutrients.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fallow land refers to bare land in which crops are not cultivated for five years or more. Current fallow land is land that is left uncultivated for one or less than one agricultural year.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fallow land is a piece of land that is normally used for farming but that is left with no crops on it for a season in order to let it recover its fertility.
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