Why might a farmer grow beans before a wheat crop?
ABeans make the soil acidic
BBeans remove all weeds
CBeans stop rainfall loss
DBeans leave nitrogen in the soil
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Beans leave nitrogen in the soil
Beans fix nitrogen through root bacteria, reducing the fertiliser the wheat crop needs.
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