What term describes the organic farming practice of covering bare soil surface with dry grass, straw, or leaves?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Mulching
- Step 1: Mulching is the application of a protective layer of material (such as dry grass or straw) over the soil surface. Step 2. It conserves soil moisture, suppresses weed germination, prevents erosion, and adds organic humus upon decaying. Answer: Mulching. Why not the others: Liming adds calcium carbonate to raise soil pH; fallowing leaves land uncultivated; pruning trims plant shoots.
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