1.You are assigned to manage Farm A and Farm B. You have visited both farms and summarized your observations in Table 1.

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1.You are assigned to manage Farm A and Farm B. You have visited both farms and summarized your observations in Table 1. Additionally, you made notes that Farm A practices crop rotation (rotating with maize-legume-leafy vegetables-potatoes), while Farm B adopts the monoculture cropping of maize.
Table 1: Annual data of various soil parameters found in Farm A and Farm B.
Parameters Farm A Farm B
Soil pH 6.5 5.8
Soil salinity 1.3 dS/m 1.4 dS/m
N (%) 68% 42%
P (%) 46% 25%
C (%) 28% 26%
Bulk density 2.60 Mg/m3 3.20 Mg/m3
(a)From the observations, determine the impact of crop rotation on soil health of Farm A compared to Farm B. You may describe this based on the physical, chemical, and organic matter of soil.
(b)Would you consider it beneficial to continue practicing crop rotation in Farm A? Justify your answer.
(c)If Farm B decides to adopt crop rotation practices as well, but using “maize-rice-leafy vegetables-potatoes”, would you expect a similar soil profile as Farm A? Explain your answer.
(d)And finally, describe how you can further introduce sustainable farming practices into Farm A.