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Green Revolution - (CUSAT) – Plant Biotechnology laboratory

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PesticidesEcological changes• Increased use of pesticides to limit the high levelsof pest damage in monocultures.• Organochlorides -DDT and Dieldrin accumulatesthrough the food chain.• Toll on soil fertility.• Poisoning of farm workers• Contamination of water table.• Evolution of resistance in pest organismpopulations .Water Issues• Salinization , waterlogging, and lowering of watertables.

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