It would also take a huge quantity of water and phosphorus fertilizers, resources we are straining to their limits.
So he and his colleagues tested a range of chemicals found in fertilizers, including nitrate, ammonium and urea, to determine their effects on the algae.
The spokesman says the algae may have been caused by fertilizers and pesticides from nearby cropland.
And, it is particularly urgent to provide farmers with seeds and fertilizers before the close of the planting season in June to prepare the next harvest.
Excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides also pollute underground water.
And cotton cultivation still requires tons of pesticides and fertilizers, both of which are derived, in part, from petroleum.
The use of pesticides and fertilizers produces cheap grain and vegetables.
The spread of New World crops like corn and the potato, along withthe discovery of chemical fertilizers, helped banish starvation in Europe.
It's not unlike humans' prodigious use of fertilizers today, which can cause large algal blooms in rivers, lakes and even the Gulf of Mexico.
Also you have a reduced management budget because it requires about half the fertilizers that you normally use on the other grasses. Also you can save on pesticide use.
"Agrochemical: Any chemical used in agriculture, including chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides. "
Both fertilizers and manure release nitrogen into natural systems such as rivers, upsetting the natural balance.