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The effects of adequate and excessive application of mineral fertilizers on the soil

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Title The effects of adequate and excessive application of mineral fertilizers on the soil
 
Creator Bijay-Singh
Sapkota, Tek Bahadur
 
Subject trace elements
nitrogen
phosphorus
potassium
soil quality
soil organic matter
 
Description Fertilizers increase availability of essential plant nutrients in the soil and alter many chemical, biological and physical soil properties. Fertilizers lead to the accumulation of soil organic matter (SOM), but the excessive application of nitrogen fertilizers is deleterious to SOM, may contribute to nitrate pollution of freshwaters and emission of nitrous oxide – a greenhouse gas. Nitrogen fertilizers can also cause soil acidification. Phosphatic fertilizers may contribute to eutrophication of surface waters, and heavy metal impurities in these may contaminate soils. Balanced fertilization positively affects soil organic matter and soil biota; and in general soil microbial life is positively influenced.
 
Date 2023
2023-02-01T08:42:29Z
2023-02-01T08:42:29Z
 
Type Book Chapter
 
Identifier Bijay, Singh and Sapkota, T.B. 2022. The effects of adequate and excessive application of mineral fertilizers on the soil. Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
978-0-12-409548-9
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128379
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822974-3.00051-3
 
Language en
 
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Publisher Elsevier