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Growing a series of different types of crops in sequence in the same field is called crop rotation. The cereal–legume (including green manure crops) crop rotation helps to replenish nitrogen through biological N fixation. The benefits of crop rotation include enhancement of biodiversity; reduction of soil erosion; increasing soil fertility and crop yield; management of insect pests, diseases, nematodes, and weeds; and improvement of soil structure. The primary drawbacks and challenges include higher management skills are required, limited markets for alternative crops, need for extra equipment and storage, soils and climate suitability for production of alternative crops, and some rotation crops may have allelopathic effect.
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Reddy, P.P. (2016). Crop Rotation. In: Sustainable Intensification of Crop Production. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2702-4_7
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