A farmer has been using excessive quantities of chemical fertilisers in fields for a number of years. The crop yield began to reduce in spite of using chemical fertilisers. Find out the reason behind this:

2 and 3

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1 and 3

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1 and 2

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2 and 4

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Solution

The correct option is D 2 and 4

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Explain how, soil gets affected by the repeated growing of crops in the same fields. How does use of fertilisers help the farmers ?

	Manures	Fertilisers
(i)	They are not easily soluble in water. So they are not easily absorbed by the roots of the plants.	They are soluble in water and are absorbed by the plants easily.
(ii)	These are inorganic substances.	These are organic substances.
(iii)	Excessive use does not harm the soil texture, they provide humus to the soil.	Excessive use can change the chemical composition of the soil and also pollutes water.
(iv)	They restore the soil texture and help in water retention.	They may damage the soil texture.
(v)	These are nutrient specific.	These are not nutrient specific.

Excessive use of fertilisers enhances nitrogen content of soil.

Excessive use of fertilisers has reduced the fertility of the soil.

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