6 months ago
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HYDERABAD
Excessive usage of urea by farmers is not lone harming ungraded wellness but besides posing superior risks to quality health, including reduced fertility among young people, warned Professor Jayashankar, Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), Vice-Chancellor Aldas Janaiah.
He urged farmers to usage urea judiciously to support ungraded and h2o resources and safeguard the interests of aboriginal generations.
In a statement, helium said that a ample percent of farmers successful the State are applying 50-100% much urea than the scientifically recommended levels for antithetic crops, arsenic per the preliminary information collected from assorted districts.
“There is simply a misconception among farmers that utilizing much urea volition pb to higher yields. This is not true,” helium said, adding that excessive urea usage leaves harmful chemic residues successful nutrient products, which tin origin wellness issues specified arsenic cancer, kidney-related diseases, and reduced fertility.
Mr. Janaiah besides cautioned that chemic residues accumulate successful the soil, reducing nutrient availability and quality, portion weakening works absorption and expanding pest attacks, forcing farmers to usage much pesticides.
Citing caller experiments, Janaiah said that depletion of crops grown with precocious urea contented has been linked to reduced fertility successful animals, and akin risks beryllium for humans. “This contented was highlighted successful the United Nations Environment Assembly’s 2022 study titled Chemical Fertilisers and Health,” He besides announced that PJTSAU’s Food and Nutrition Department volition transportation retired in-depth probe connected the interaction of excessive urea usage connected quality health.
