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Nitrogen overdosage of plants
Name(s):
Excessive use of nitrogen fertilizer
Incidence
Typically, less than half of the nitrogen applied is taken up by plants - the rest is lost to the air, dissolved in surface waters or absorbed into groundwater.
Broader
Nitrogen as a pollutant
Environmental plant diseases
Related
Nitrate poisoning in animals
Aggravated by
Pollution by fertilizers
Value(s)
Overdose
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems