HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
DISEASE AND PEST MANAGEMENT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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badgers
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a build up of pests
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the farmer having to plough
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water pollution
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Detailed explanation-1: -Crop rotation replaces a crop that is susceptible to a serious pest with another crop that is not susceptible. Each food crop comes with its own set of pests that attack that particular crop. By planting a different crop each time, the farmer is able to starve out those pests.
Detailed explanation-2: -Environmental Benefits of Crop Rotations Planned crop rotations can increase yields, improve soil structure, reduce soil loss, conserve soil moisture, reduce fertilizer and pesticide needs, and provide other environmental and economic benefits.
Detailed explanation-3: -Control methods may include: chemical control – using pesticides and insecticides to control pest animals. physical control – using mechanical tools, equipment and machinery to capture, exclude or destroy pest animals.