NEETZoologyMicrobes in Human Welfare
Why is there a pressure to switch to organic farming?
Options
- ATo decrease environmental pollution
- BTo increase demand for agricultural produce
- CTo switch to conventional farming
- DTo improve the soil nutrient quality
Correct answer
A. To decrease environmental pollution
Step-by-step solution
There is a large pressure to switch to organic farming, mainly because of the problems associated with the overuse of chemical fertilisers and to decrease environmental pollution. Biofertilisers are organisms that enrich the nutrient quality of the soil. The main sources of biofertilisers are bacteria, fungi and cyanobacteria. You have studied about the nodules on the roots of leguminous plants formed by the symbiotic association of Rhizobium.