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After harvesting crops such as corn and wheat, many farmers plant a second crop called a cover crop. A cover crop grows during the fall and winter and is then plowed over in the spring.

What is the most likely reason that cover crops are planted?

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Answer: The answer ion study island is

to prevent erosion of the topsoil by wind and water

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Crops such as wheat or corn absorb a large amount of nutrients from the soil. To remedy this, farmers plant crops such as rye, buckwheat, radishes, turnips and other cover crops.
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