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GCSE Combined Science · key term
Growing different crops on the same land in successive growing seasons; including legumes can help replenish soil nitrogen.
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Revise: The nitrogen cycle and nitrate availabilityCrop rotation means growing different crops on the same land in successive seasons. A farmer might grow peas or beans in one season and wheat in the next.
When explaining crop rotation, link legumes to root-nodule bacteria, then explain how decomposition and nitrification make nitrogen available to the next crop.
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