A young farmer purchases some land in a relatively arid area and is interested in earning a reasonable profit for many years. Which of the following strategies would best allow the farmer to achieve such a goal?

A) establishing an extensive irrigation system

B) using plenty of the best fertilizers

C) finding a way to sell all parts of crop plants

D) selecting crops adapted to arid areas

E) converting hillsides into fields

The correct answer will be option-D

Explanation:

Arid areas are the regions of the world which can be marked with the lack of water conditions, high light intensity and very low rainfall.

Water is one of the primary requirement of the plant without which no plant can survive but the adaptability to the environment allows the existence of the life on earth. There are known species of plants which are adaptive to such arid conditions.

If a farmer is interested in growing plants in such arid conditions hen he should select the plants which could better be adapted to survive in the arid conditions either by avoiding arid condition like storing water, low transpiration, extensive root system and many others.

Thus, Option-D is the correct answer.