Disadvantage of a monoculture, Biology

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(a)What do you understand by the term 'monoculture'?

(b) What is one disadvantage of a monoculture?

 

a) 'Monoculture' is the term applied to the growing of the similar agricultural crop year after year on the same land. It also implies that the crop having exclusively of single species of plant grown in dense stands.

b) Because the crop having of one species of plants in close proximity, any pest or disease  will spread easily and quickly to the whole crop.

 


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