Which of the following is NOT a method of soil conservation?

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  1. Intercropping
  2. Mulching
  3. Contour Ploughing
  4. Weathering

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Option 4 : Weathering
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The Correct Answer is Weathering.

 Key Points

  • Weathering is part of a process of breakdown of rock and transport of the resulting materials.
  • This overall process is often referred to as erosion.
  • Weathering is related to the formation of soil and not erosion.

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Intercropping 

  • Intercropping is the cultivation of two or more crops simultaneously on the same field.
  • The most common goal of intercropping is to produce a greater yield on a given piece of land by making use of resources or ecological processes that would otherwise not be utilized by a single crop.

Mulching

  • Mulch is simply a protective layer of a material that is spread on top of the soil.
  • Mulches can either be organic such as grass clippings, straw, bark chips, and similar materials, or inorganics such as stones, brick chips, and plastic. 

 Contour ploughing

  • Contour ploughing is the farming practice of plowing and/or planting across a slope following its elevation contour lines.

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