In Illinois, the two most common crops grown are corn and soybeans. Corn is a that depletes the soil of nitrogen. Soybeans are a
crop that have symbiotic bacteria living on their roots. Do farmers use the information stated above when they plan out their crops from one year to the next?
<em>Farmers definitely use the information above to plan out their crops from one year to next.</em>
<u>Explanation:</u>
Nitrogen is an essential nutrient required for healthy plant growth. Corn is an important food crop and after its cultivation the soil is depleted of its nitrogen. <em>Cultivation of any crop on soils that lack nitrogen will not yield good result.</em>
Thus the nitrogen in the soil has to be replenished. Soybean is a crop that has symbiotic bacteria living on its roots. <em>This bacteria help in fixing atmospheric nitrogen.</em> Thus the nitrogen level will get replenished.
Thus cultivating soybean on the land in the period between <em>harvest and sowing of corn would be a healthy practice that increases yield and maintains soil health. </em>
