17. __________ help to increase the production of food.

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Fertilizers such as urea, sodium nitrate, potash, ammonium phosphate, calcium nitrate, and other chemicals promote increased food production.
Fertilizer is a substance that is applied to soil or plant tissues to provide one or more important plant nutrients, the absorption of which promotes plant development.
Therefore, Fertilizer helps to increase the production of food.

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