Which effect limited maize yield on Andean terraces without sophisticated plows?

💡 Explanation

Terraces relied on manual tilling, thus 'soil inversion' was weak, which limited nutrient cycling. This leads to reduced fertility because lack of nutrient return from lower to upper topsoil horizons, rather than temperature or predation changes.

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