Across
- 1. species such as insects that are harmful to crops
- 4. Soil --------- refers to the ability of the soil to support organic life. Low --------- means that soil would be very a very hard place to grow plants
- 6. the cultivation of a single crop in a given area
- 7. a substance that is toxic to plants, used to destroy unwanted vegetation
- 8. meeting human needs in the present while preserving the environment so that these needs can also be met in the indefinite future
- 10. ploughed and harrowed but left for a period without being sown in order to restore its fertility or to avoid surplus production
- 11. is the practice of growing a series of dissimilar/different types of crops in the same area in sequential seasons. ---- -------- has various benefits to the soil including replenishment of nitrogen, mitigating the build-up of pathogens and improvement of soil structure and fertility
- 12. -------- agriculture is the large-scale production of crops for sale, intended for widespread distribution to wholesalers or retail outlets
- 13. a large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn over soil to turn it over and cut furrows in preparation for the planting of seeds
Down
- 2. ----------- agriculture is self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families
- 3. a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals
- 5. an amount produced of an agricultural or industrial product
- 6. the practice of growing two or more crops in the same space during a single growing season
- 9. a powerful motor vehicle with large rear wheels, used chiefly on farms for hauling equipment and trailers
