Journal of Progressive Agriculture
Open Access
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 1

Impact of Intensive cultivation of vegetable on Human Health

  • Author:
  • Jaya Sharma1, Sunita Agarwal2
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 79 to 81

1Home Science, Alankar Mahila P.G. College, Jaipur.

2P.G. Department of Home Sc., University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.

Online published on 27 June, 2012.

Abstract

Consistent and indiscriminate uses of chemical as fertilizers, insecticides, pesticides and hormones have caused serious damage to human health. Erratically used chemicals remain as residues and present risks like nervous breakdown, sterility, cancers, immunological disorders in adults and Blue baby syndrome, brain cancer, leukemia and birth defects in children.

Keywords

Vegetable, Health, Pesticide