A farmer implements intercropping with legumes and cereals. The combined yield is significantly higher than the expected sum of individual yields. This increased productivity can be primarily attributed to:
Reduced competition for resources between the two crops.
Enhanced nutrient availability due to nitrogen fixation by legumes.
Allelopathic interactions that stimulate growth in both crops.
Improved soil aeration due to the different root systems.
Related Questions
In plant succession, when climax is reached, the net productivity
Continues to increase
Becomes halved
Becomes stable
Becomes zero
The rate of biomass production per unit area over a time period by plants during photosynthesis is called
Gross primary productivity
Net primary productivity
Secondary productivity
Decomposition
The primary factor limiting productivity in aquatic ecosystems is often:
Temperature
Light availability
Oxygen availability
Carbon dioxide concentration
Which of the following is expected to have the highest value (gm/m2/yr) in a grassland ecosystem?
Secondary production (SP)
Tertiary production (TP)
Gross production (GP)
Net production (NP)
…A… is required for higher primary productivity. …B… have the lowest primary productivity as the soil is deficient in moisture.
Choose the correct option for A and B
A-Rain; B-desert
A-Heat; B-forest
A-Rain; B-forest
A-Forest; B-desert
Primary productivity depends upon
Availability of nutrients
Photosynthetic capacity of plants
Both (a) and (b)
None of the above
Net primary productivity is utilised by
Autotrophs
Heterotrophs
Decomposers
All of the above
The rate of formation of new organic matter by goat in a forest ecosystem is called
Standing crop
Primary productivity
Net primary productivity
Secondary productivity
Rate of conversion of light energy into chemical energy of organic molecules in an ecosystem is
gross primary productivity
Net primary productivity
Net secondary productivity
Gross secondary productivity
In a grassland ecosystem, the gross primary productivity is 2000 g/m²/year, and the respiration loss by producers is 800 g/m²/year. What is the net primary productivity of this ecosystem?
800 g/m²/year
1200 g/m²/year
2000 g/m²/year
2800 g/m²/year