FERTILIZERS AND PESTICIDES DETERIORATING THE MICROFLORA OF SOIL

Abstract

To ensure sustainable agricultural development and the conservation of biodiversity, the conservation of soil quality is important. A necessary evil for commercial agriculture is fertilisers and pesticides. While they continue to be crucially important instruments for global food protection, their adverse consequences cannot be ignored, particularly while the universal emphasis is on sustainable agriculture. Soil microflora is a key component of agricultural habitats that not only plays an important role in the fundamental processes of soil, but also effectively contributes to soil productivity and crop production improvements.Microbial production in the soil has a direct effect on its physical properties which is also influential in the pursuit of environmentally sustainable activities at the same time. The bioindicators of soil health and activity have since been recognised as microbial communities. Fertilizers and pesticides appear to remain in the soil for a long time, so they are likely to influence the micoflora of the soil, thereby disrupting soil health. A variety of soil functions and properties are highly affected by the alteration of soil with fertilisers and pesticides. Both influences indirectly contribute, along with the overt impact of fertilisers and pesticides, to a change in the population dynamics of soil microflora.Current study is being undertaken to analyse the effect of long-term fertiliser and pesticide use on soil microflora of cultivated soils in relation to soil quality and fertility, soil survival levels, toxicity factors, and pesticide deterioration.