WAEC Agricultural Science 1993 Question 11

Question 11

Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition

Which of the following is not a way of maintaining soil fertility?

  1. A.Cover cropping
  2. B.manuring
  3. C.Mulching
  4. D.Mixed farming
  5. E.Monocropping.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: E (Monocropping.)

Explanation

Growing the same crop every year exhausts the same nutrients.