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Agrochemicals are chemical products comprised of fertilizers, pesticides or plant-protection chemicals, and plant-growth hormones used in agriculture

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Agrochemicals are chemical products comprised of fertilizers, pesticides or plant-protection chemicals, and plant-growth hormones used in agriculture

Agrochemicals help increase crop productivity. These chemicals can be fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, nematicides, liming or acidifying agents, pesticides, soil conditioners, and animal husbandry chemicals. Agricultural chemicals help improve the nutrients in the field and crops. They improve crop growth by killing damaging insects, and thus, are implemented in all forms of farming sectors. Agrochemicals help minimize loss by protecting crops, increase in productivity and maintain the quality of the produce. This is turn also save other costs such as labor and fuel and helps lower the prices of agricultural commodities. Farmers use them to reduce the incidence of crop damage or crop failure.


However, excessive use of agrochemicals can lead to the contamination of groundwater with nitrate, a chemical compound that in large concentrations is poisonous to humans and animals. These residues cause nutrient imbalance and quality-reduction of agricultural produce. These chemicals can contaminate soil, water, turf, and other vegetation. In addition to killing insects or weeds, they can be toxic to a host of other organisms including birds, fish, beneficial insects, and non-target plants. Chemical fertilizer overuse can also reduce the content of organic matter, stunting plant growth, humus content, altering the pH of the soil, beneficial species, and even leading to the release of greenhouse gases.


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On the other hand, agrochemicals, such as herbicides control weeds so that crops can flourish without unwanted plants competing for vital nutrients, water, space, and sunlight, fungicides protect plants from disease-causing organisms that can destroy fields of crops, and insecticides control insects that could damage crops by eating them or infecting them with diseases. These chemicals are implemented in all forms of farming sectors such as horticulture, commercial planting, crop shifting, poultry, dairy farming, etc. Agrochemicals are used for the management of ecosystems in agricultural sectors. They are widely used to obtain good yields from crops by protecting crops from insects and disease.



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