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The environment |
Biodiversity and the environment
Growers have little choice -
For instance, growers are forced to spray up to 15 times a season to keep late blight in check. There are question marks against most fungicides on human and wildlife health.
On much traditional potato growing land, yield-
If herbicides are not used, weed control becomes dependent on cultivations, with negative impacts of soil structure and sometimes an increase in soil erosion.