FORESTRY
SOIL SCIENCE
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Question
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Forage crops are used to achieve which of the following?
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decrease water drainage
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increase weed populations
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increase soil quality
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maintain crop yield
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Forage roots improve water infiltration, especially on clay soils. This results in improved soil drainage and water use by subsequent crops, and it can help producers get on the land earlier in spring when excess moisture is often an issue.
Detailed explanation-2: -Moisture, temperature, and the amount of sunlight influence forage quality.
Detailed explanation-3: -Forage quality encompasses “nutritive value” (the potential for supplying nutrients, i.e., digestibility and nutrient content), how much animals will consume, and any anti-quality factors present. Animal performance can be influenced by any of several factors associated with either the plants or the animals (figure 1).
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