Which mechanism causes decreased soil fertility following intensive agriculture on loess deposits?

💡 Explanation

Soil fertility plummets because cultivation leads to loess structure pulverization compaction, decreasing aeration and water infiltration, therefore reducing root penetration; pulverization changes the physical properties, rather than primarily depleting initial minerals or soil biota.

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