What is the importance of chemistry in agriculture?

Answer 1

Significant contributions towards securing enough food grains and protecting crops have been made by the use of chemistry.

These are:

*Chemical fertilizers like urea, ammonium sulphate, calcium nitrate etc., for the better production of crops.

*Insecticides such as DDT, BHC, chlorinated hydrocarbons, aldrin, malathion, dieldrin, furodan etc., for the protection of crops from insects and to help in the safe storage of food grains.

*Preservatives like sodium benzoate, sodium metabisulphite and salicylic acid for better preservation of food and check its wastage.