HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
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Question
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Identify the characteristic(s) of shifting cultivation
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Land is cleared by slashing the vegetation
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leftover debris is burned & ash is used to provide the soil with nutrients
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A new site is designated every few years once nutrients are depleted on the initial plot of land
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All of the above are characteristics
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -1) parts of trees are cut and burnt in rotation. 2)seeds are sown in the ashes after the first monsoon rainfall, its harvested in september-october. 3) the land is cultivated for a couple of years or till it retains its fertility the land is left fallow.
Detailed explanation-2: -Destruction of forests. High dependence on manual labour. High dependence on chemical fertilizers. Rotation of areas rather than crops.
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