Farmers of State D, who traditionally cultivate crop M, suffered significant losses due to a deficiency of nutrient Z in the soil, which is essential ...
Question
Farmers of State D, who traditionally cultivate crop M, suffered significant losses due to a deficiency of nutrient Z in the soil, which is essential for the proper growth of crop M. However, this year, the farmers recorded a 40% increase in production.
Which of the following statements could be a reason for this situation?
I. The farmers of State D have switched to producing crop Y only, which does not require nutrient Z for growth, over the past two years.
II. For the past two years, the farmers of State D have been applying a fertilizer to the soil that contains nutrient Z.
III. The nutrient content this year was 200 units higher than the previous year in State D.