Harmful Vs Useful Fertilizers

In order to improve the fertility of the soil, boost crop output, and hasten the rate of plant growth, a fertiliser is essentially a chemical or natural substance that is added tothe soil or land.

Chemical fertilisers must first be created using chemicals before they can be applied to plants, whereas natural fertilisers can beobtained naturally, such as cow manure.

Let's talk about the impacts of utilising 

chemical fertilisers instead of natural ones & if doing so is advantageous or notnot

What are organic-based fertilizers?

The broad category of organic-based fertilizers includes diverse formulations of products that provide plants with nutrients and/or improve organic matter in the soil. They are applied to plants and/or soils to improve soil fertility, plant vigour, produce quality and yield. Organic-based fertilizers are used in both organic and conventional agriculture.

Organic-based fertilizers include three specific product categories: organic fertilizers, organo-mineral fertilizers and organic soil improvers. ECOFI defines and differentiates these three linked product categories as follows:

Organic fertilizer: a fertilizer whose main function is to provide nutrients under organic forms from organic materials of plant and/or animal origin.

Organo-mineral fertilizer: a complex fertilizer obtained by industrial co-formulation of one or more inorganic fertilizers with one or more organic fertilizers and/or organic soil improvers into solid forms (with the exception of dry mixes) or liquids.

Organic soil improver: a soil improver containing carbonaceous materials of plant and/or animal origin, whose main function is to maintain or increase the soil organic matter content.

What are fertilisers with an organic base?

The broad category of fertilisers with organic bases encompasses a variety of product compositions that give plants nutrients and/or increase soil organic matter. In order to increase soil fertility, plant vigour, produce quality, and yield, they are applied to plants and/or soils. Both organic and conventional agriculture employ fertilisers made of organic materials.

Three distinct product types are included in organic-based fertilisers: organic fertilisers, organo-mineral fertilisers, and organic soil enhancers. 

These three related product categories are defined and distinguished by ECOFI as follows:

A fertiliser whose primary purpose is to deliver nutrients in organic forms from organic materials of plant and/or animal origin is referred to as organic fertiliser.

An industrial co-formulation of one or more inorganic fertilisers with one or more organic fertilisers and/or organic materials yields the complex fertiliser known as an organo-mineral fertiliser.

Agricultural Chemicals

Chemical fertilisers are rich in nutrients likenitrogen, magnesium, and other elements. Regularly applying too much chemical fertiliser to plants results in the leaves turning 

yellow or brown since the plant is carrying an unnatural substance on its body and is not acclimated to that period of mineral intake. This may harm the plant and lower the crop's production. As a result, leaves will burn. When this condition exists, the plant's leaves begin to wilt and, in severe cases, the plant may even perish . 

Because the risks were unknown at the beginning of its phase, the use of chemical fertilisers was widely encouraged. 

Now that the farmers are accustomed to the crop yield they receive from artificially fertilising their field, switching back to natural fertilisers is difficult for them. 

The government needs to pay close attention to this and take action to prevent the usage of these chemical fertilisers in order toreduce the negative effects on the environment.