SUSTAINABILITY IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY
SUSTAINABLE FOOD PACKAGING
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Question
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Which one of the following is an example of low-impact farming?
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native pasture being cleared for the sowing of cereal crops
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hormones administered to animals to help promote growth
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removing the stubble from the previous year’s crop to enrich and stabilise the soil
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introducing a legume crop through crop rotation to increase the level of nitrogen in the soil
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Legumes fix the atmospheric nitrogen, release in the soil high-quality organic matter and facilitate soil nutrients’ circulation and water retention. Based on these multiple functions, legume crops have high potential for conservation agriculture, being functional either as growing crop or as crop residue.
Detailed explanation-2: -Legume help in solubilizing insoluble P in soil, improving the soil physical environment, increasing soil microbial activity, and restoring organic matter, and also has smothering effect on weed.
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