Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 18
Synthetic Products
Pesticides, genetically modified plants and fertilizers, and chemical fertilizers can cause
tremendous damage to plants and soil. These products are often harmful to soil life, they
acidify the soil and deplete it of nutrients, cause compaction, burn up organic matter, pol-
lute our water, and cause plants to grow in such a way that they invite predator damage and
can't properly mature food.
