Explain the disadvantages of using chemical fertilizers.

The disadvantages of using chemical fertilizers are explained below:

(i)Chemical fertilizers provide minerals which dissolve in water and soon after these are available to plants. But these may not retain in the soil for long. They may escape from the soil and pollute ground water, lakes and rivers.

(ii)These can also kill bacteria and other micro-organisms in the soil which means some time after their use, the soil will be less fertile than ever before.

(iii)The continuous use of chemical fertilizers has led to degradation of soil health.

(iv)With the use of chemical fertilizers, the cost of cultivation is rising very fast.

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