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That they get plants through times of environmental stress and provide vital nutrients but that they have side effects and impact environmental quality are the respective pros and cons of modern fertililzers.

Specifically, fertilizers can be critical in getting plants through such stressful times as extended drought. They in fact can make the difference between a drought stressed plant that is overwhelmed by opportunistic pests and a strong plant that withstands attack because of an ongoing supply of llife giving nutrients. But the result is achieved at quite a price. For example, fertilizers may have such side effects as rapidly unbalanced growth. Or they may impact environmental quality by decreasing nutrient and soil food web diversity in the soil.
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