GK
SOIL AND AGRICULTURE
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Question
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Crop rotation helps to
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eliminate parasites which have selective hosts
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produce a greater choice of plant products
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lessen use of pesticides
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yield more crops
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Rotating crops this way helps avoid having pests and diseases build up in the soil by avoiding planting the same veggies in the same area every year. When you relocate the crop, the pest or disease loses its host.
Detailed explanation-2: -Generally, the technique of using crop rotation for disease management is to grow non-host plants until the pathogen in the soil dies or its population is reduced to a level that will result in negligible crop damage.
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