Most of the farmers burn and destroy the stubble left after wheat harvesting for early sowing of the second crop, due to which there is a continuous decrease in the amount of fossil material in the fields. The upper surface of the soil becomes hard. The fertility of the soil is destroyed as well as there is a decrease in the amount of carbon. The physical structure of the soil is also affected, and the water-holding capacity is reduced. Due to this, the biodiversity of the soil is almost destroyed, and there is a decrease in biological activities in the soil.
Due to the burning of crop residues, there is also a massive decline in the number of earthworms. Carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide are released by burning crop residues. Which pollutes the atmosphere and the ratio of nitrogen and carbon in the land is affected.
By burning crop residues, the plants on the bunds get burnt, and sometimes the possibility of fire in the villages also increases.
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