The growing of different crops on a piece of land in pre-planned succession is called as _______.

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  1. poultry farming
  2. exotic breed
  3. crop rotation
  4. inland ecosystem

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Option 3 : crop rotation
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  • The correct answer is crop rotation.

Key Points

  • Crop Rotation:
    • In this method, the type of crops grown in the field is changed each season or each year.
    • Farmers also change from crops to fallow.
    • Example: Maize will be planted in the first year and beans in the second year.
    • This Crop rotation system is a key principle of agriculture conservation as it improves the soil structure and fertility.
    • It also helps to control weeds, pests, and diseases.

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  • 'Poultry farming':
    • It is the form of animal husbandry.
    • In which raises domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese to produce meat or eggs for food.
  • Exotic breed:
    • They are used for crossbreeding.
    • Exotic means foreign is not native.
    • An exotic is developed somewhere and brought to an area.
    • An indigenous bred to me place will be exotic to another place.
    • This exotic breeds may experience difficulties due to environmental changes.
    • So they have crossed with the indigenous once and product artificially bred offspring. 
  • Inland water ecosystem:

    • It is complex of living organisms in free water on continental landmasses.

    • Inland waters represent parts of the biosphere within which marked biological diversity, complex biogeochemical pathways, and an array of energetic processes occur.

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