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← HistoryWhich long-term change in maize harvesting arises given widespread pre-Columbian chinampa agriculture employing minimal tillage?
A)Accelerated topsoil erosion rates occur
B)Decreased genetic diversity over space✓
C)Increased susceptibility to bacterial blight
D)Enhanced nutrient cycling deficiency develops
💡 Explanation
Reduced tillage on chinampas promotes local adaptation, therefore increasing similarity, due to minimized gene flow, rather than promoting soil erosion. Genetic drift via founder effect is the mechanism here; this happens because of localized seed saving.
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