GK
SOIL EROSION AND CONSERVATION
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Question
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If there is a little slope in the field, the soil erosion can be prevented by:
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Confour farming
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Contour terracing
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Contour strip cropping
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All of these
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Contour Strip Cropping : Contour strip cropping is the growing of a soil-exposing and erosionpermittingcrop in strips of suitable widths across the slopes on contour, alternating with strip of soilprotectingand erosion-resisting crop.
Detailed explanation-2: -Contour farming is the practice of tilling sloped land along lines of consistent elevation inorder to conserve rainwater and to reduce soil losses from surface erosion, while stripcroppingcultivation in which different crops are sown in alternate strips to prevent soilerosion. 4.
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