Degradation in Soil Health


 
 
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Degradation in Soil Health

Degradation in Soil Health and Rising Cost of Cultivation Due to Chemical Fertilisers: Chemical fertilisers provide minerals which dissolve in water and are immediately available to plants. But these minerals may not be retained in the soil for long. They may escape from the soil and pollute groundwater, rivers and lakes.

Continuous use of chemical fertilisers has led to degradation of soil health. Now farmers of Punjab are forced to use more and more fertilisers and other inputs to achieve the same production level, i.e., the cost of cultivation is rising very fast.

 
 


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