General Knowledge - Indian Geography - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Indian Geography - Section 1 (Q.No. 47)
47.
Which of the following measures are effective for soil conservation in India?
- Avoiding crop rotation
- Afforestation
- Encouraging the use of chemical fertilizers
- Limiting shifting cultivation
Discussion:
7 comments Page 1 of 1.
Lohani said:
7 years ago
Is shifting cultivation bad for soil? If yes, please explain.
Aswathi said:
9 years ago
Shifting cultivation will damage soil fertility?
Clarify my doubt.
Clarify my doubt.
Varshini said:
1 decade ago
@Umesh.
Afforestation is planting of trees whereas deforestation is cutting of trees.
Afforestation is planting of trees whereas deforestation is cutting of trees.
Raturi don said:
1 decade ago
Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned. This system often involves clearing of a piece of land followed by several years of wood harvesting or farming, until the soil loses fertility.
Umesh said:
1 decade ago
What is difference between an Afforestation and deforestation ?
Devendra said:
1 decade ago
To plant new sapling in forest.
Chitralekha said:
1 decade ago
what is afforestation?
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