alleryStart learning →Pulses can mostly restore soil fertility because they are:
ADeep-rooted cereal crops
BWater-loving fibre crops
CLeguminous crops fixing nitrogen
DFast-ripening plantation crops
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Leguminous crops fixing nitrogen
1. Pulses like tur, urad, moong, masur, peas and gram are legumes.
2. Leguminous plants fix nitrogen from the air into the soil.
3. That is why pulses are grown in rotation with other crops.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 4 'Agriculture' (jess104)_
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