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प्रश्न
Give Reasons for the following.
Plants begin to die when the excess of soluble fertilizers are added to the soil?
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उत्तर
Excess application of soluble fertilizers in soil makes the soil solution hypertonic than cell sap, hence exosmosis takes place and plants begin to die.
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