Crop rotation

Crop rotation is a practice used in farming. It involves the planting of different seeds on the same land in different years or seasons, using a set pattern of two, three, or sometimes four different crops. This technique helps replace the nutrients in the soil for the plants. It also reduces plant-specific pests on the land.

Crop Rotation Media

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  Effects of crop rotation and monoculture at the Swojec Experimental Farm, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences. In the front field, the "Norfolk" crop rotation sequence (potatoes, oats, peas, rye) is being applied; in the back field, rye has been grown for 58 years in a row.

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  Legumes such as alfalfa, beans, and clover have long been used in crop rotations. They have bacteria in their root nodules which take nitrogen from the air and fix it into the soil as nitrates that crops can use.