|
Post by Ms. Duncan on Apr 24, 2018 22:11:59 GMT
What is crop rotation? How does it benefit the environment? Which cycle(s) benefit from crop rotation: the water cycle, the carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle, or the phosphorus cycle - and why?
|
|
|
Post by abbywillis on Apr 29, 2018 18:05:55 GMT
Crop rotation is changing up the type of crop you grow or giving land rest from growing a crop. It helps the environment remain fertile and keeps pest under control. The water cycle keeps water on a never ending rotation which means other nutrients can be inside the water as it moves overtime. If crop rotation keeps soil more fertile then the water cycle is benefiting by transporting healthy nutrients to other places by runoff. Runoff water goes mainly into the ocean and if the ocean has to much of one element animals will not survive. Carbon cycle keeps carbon regulating, so if the water in the water cycle has the right nutrients then the carbon is also being cycled correctly. Both are benefiting from the healthier soil that is produced from crop rotation. When humans add fertilizer to the soil they are adding more nitrogen to the ground. By giving an area of land a break from growing crops helps the nitrogen cycle separate all the nitrogen in that one area. The four major components that all animals need is phosphorus, nitrogen,oxygen, and carbon. The crop rotation helps the soil recover which keeps all the cycles on going.
|
|
|
Post by Michala Johnson on Apr 30, 2018 15:27:03 GMT
Crop rotation is a series of different crops in the same area that rotates different crops very so often, it helps by giving an variety of nutritious to soil.
|
|