Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following is NOT a method of soil conservation?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe Correct Answer is Weathering.
Key Points
- Weathering is part of a process of breakdown of rock and transport of the resulting materials.
- This overall process is often referred to as erosion.
- Weathering is related to the formation of soil and not erosion.
Additional Information
Intercropping
- Intercropping is the cultivation of two or more crops simultaneously on the same field.
- The most common goal of intercropping is to produce a greater yield on a given piece of land by making use of resources or ecological processes that would otherwise not be utilized by a single crop.
Mulching
- Mulch is simply a protective layer of a material that is spread on top of the soil.
- Mulches can either be organic such as grass clippings, straw, bark chips, and similar materials, or inorganics such as stones, brick chips, and plastic.
Contour ploughing
- Contour ploughing is the farming practice of plowing and/or planting across a slope following its elevation contour lines.
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