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| crop rotation
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| Pronunciation: | krahp rO-tA-shun |
| Definition : | Changing the type of crops grown in a field year by year. |
| Facts: |
Crop rotation has several advantages: pesticide use may go down, water quality may be improved, erosion my decrease, diversity is added to the farm. Beans take nitrogen out of the air and "fix" it in the soil. By rotating beans with grain crops (wheat, corn, rye), the soil is naturally fertilized. |