GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who developed the idea of Crop Rotation?
A
Potato Peterson
B
Turnip Townsend
C
Cabbage Carlson
D
Swede Svenson
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Charles Townshend created the crop rotation system to combat soil erosion and maintain productivity on farms.

Detailed explanation-2: -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, and combat pest and weed pressure.

Detailed explanation-3: -This rotation was introduced in Great Britain by Viscount Charles “Turnip” Townshed in the mid-1700s and rotated wheat, barley, a root crop like turnips (where his nickname came from), and a nitrogen fixing crop like clover.

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