HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Build terraces when planting crops on hillsides
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Till down the slope instead of across it
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Do not till the soil between plantings
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Leave strips of land untilled between fields
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Detailed explanation-1: -Overgrazing is the method which is not involved in soil conservation .
Detailed explanation-2: -Thus, the correct answer is ‘Overgrazing.
Detailed explanation-3: -Contour barriers, terrace farming and contour ploughing are methods which can be used to check soil erosion on hill slopes. Construction of rock dams and shelterbeds, mulching and intercropping are methods, which can be used to conserve soil in plain areas as well as on hill slopes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Conservation Tillage. Conservation tillage consists of a variety of practices used in agriculture to reduce wind and water erosion. Contour Farming. Strip Cropping. Windbreaks. Crop Rotation. Cover Crops. Buffer Strips. Grassed Waterways. More items