How Can Farmers Sharply Reduce Fertilizer Runoff

question 39

Multiple Choice

How can farmers sharply reduce fertilizer runoff? 

• A) by planting carbon-fixing plants 
• B) by planting buffer zones between cultivated fields and surface water 
• C) by using large amounts of fertilizer 
• D) by installing a transition zone between cultivated fields and surface water

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