Question

Explain the effects of harmful substances in crop production.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Conventional agricultural practices are polluting soils, rivers and oceans with large amounts of harmful agricultural chemicals. These can include: nitrogen, nitrates, nitrites, phosphorous, phosphates alongside other pesticides and fertilizers³.

Answer 2

Answer:

Harmful substances such as pesticides, fertilizers and other chemicals have an adverse effect on crop production, some of which have been enlisted below:

1. An excess of any fertiliser or pesticides affects soil fertility.

2. Crops produced with the help of such fertilizers are harmful for consumption as it can enter our system and cause several abnormalities.

3. These chemicals can get washed away with water and get mixed with water bodies resulting in water pollution.

4. Such chemicals are also harmful to the farmers who use their hands to apply it.