WAEC Agricultural Science 2016 Question 9

Question 9

Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition

Crop rotation is often used in maintaining soil fertility because

  1. A.all crops grown, add nutrient to the soil.
  2. B.some of the crops fix nitrogen in the soil.
  3. C.crops grown are ploughed into the soil.
  4. D.the crops are rotated on different farmlands.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (some of the crops fix nitrogen in the soil.)

Explanation

Legumes in the rotation fix nitrogen and restore fertility.