date:Sep 04, 2018
iversity, Dimapur in Nagaland.
This is a result of farmers using chemical fertilizers without proper soil testing and applying above the recommended level. As banana is highly prone to insect and nematode attack, they also more pesticides, which get accumulated in the soil.
Calcium levels almost reached the thresholds in many fields. Another heavy metal recorded was manganese, a major component of pesticides used against fungal diseases like Fusarium wilt.
Though the concentration of iron was