Excess urea applied on farms is not absorbed by plants and is released as nitrous oxide, a toxic greenhouse gas with a global warming potential 272 times that of CO2. (Mint)
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Often, Indian farmers do not realise they are over-applying cheap urea. They often apply it blindly, without knowing the soil parameters—which macro or micro nutrients are deficient. This is a systemic crisis.
