Soil polluted with excessive fertilizers may lead to toxicity due to accumulation of:
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: Salts and ions
Excessive fertilizer use increases salt concentration in soil. This causes ionic imbalance and osmotic stress in plants.
Practice all 20 Toxicity of Elements and Soil Pollution questions
Keep practicing
More Toxicity of Elements and Soil Pollution questions
- Which element in excess causes leaf tip and margin burning in plants?
- Toxic levels of aluminium are more common in soils that are:
- Aluminium toxicity primarily affects which part of the plant?
- Which of the following is a long-term consequence of soil pollution on plant nutrition?
- Which mineral element toxicity can interfere with photosynthesis by damaging chloroplasts?
- The major source of soil pollution affecting mineral nutrition in agricultural fields is: