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← HistoryWhich challenge arose using chinampas because dikes degraded?
A)Increased soil salinity✓
B)Decreased disease resistance
C)Lower crop nutrient absorption
D)Faster plant respiration
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Increased soil salinity results from dike failure in chinampas because a hydraulic gradient drives saltwater intrusion across the unprotected agricultural plots, causing salt accumulation; therefore, crop yields fall rather than enhanced disease resistance, respiration, or nutrient uptake, all outcomes reduced by hypersaline environments.
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