ABSTRACT
Arable land degradation has arisen as a severe concern, posing a danger to agricultural productivity. Chemical fertilizers, farm manure, pesticides, waste sludge, plastic mulch, irrigation, and other farming activities and agro-inputs are all substantial sources of toxins on agricultural land. These hazardous pollutants include a wide range of organic chemicals and heavy metals, many of which are detrimental to human health. Heavy metals, which are the most frequent types of contaminants in agricultural soil, have a significant impact on crop yields by reducing microbial activity and soil fertility. Decontamination of heavy metal contaminated soils is therefore crucial. Over the past few years, micro- bial pest control has acquired increasing interest as a feasible in situ remediation option for degraded soil restoration. Phytoremediation can help to reduce pollution and the negative effects of agricultural pollutants upon on ecosystem. Plants can support pollution clearance through a variety of mechanisms, including absorption and concentration, pollutant conversion, stability, and degradation of rhizosphere, which involves plants induced production of root bacteria that breakdown the 228pollutants. The adoption of plants in order to lower contaminant levels in the soil is an affordable way to lessen the risk on human and ecological health of polluted soil locations. The purpose of this chapter is to outline numerous agricultural pollutants, phytoremediation methods, and their potential as remediation procedures that rely on growing plants’ inherent capacity to remove toxins from the environment.
