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Difference between Organic Manure and Inorganic Manure

This article will help you to differentiate between organic and inorganic manure. Difference # Organic Manure: A. Organic manures are poor in plant food. They supply almost all the ingredients of plant food. B. Physical Properties: (i) Soil structure - Organic manure improves the soil structure (granular). (ii) Water-holding capacity - They improve water-holding capacity. (iii) Permeability - By the [...]

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Application of Fertilizers

After reading this article you will learn about Fertilizers:- 1. Methods of Fertilizer Application 2. Time of Fertilizer Application 3. Factors Affecting Optimum Fertilizer Dose. Methods of Fertilizer Application: Various methods are used for fertilizer application. The methods are classified as follows: (A) Application of Fertilizers in Solid Form: I. Broadcasting: Evenly spreading the dry fertilizer over the entire field [...]

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Relationship of Soil, Water and Fertilizer with Plants

After reading this article you will learn about the relationship of soil, water and fertilizer with plants. Plants require a large amount of water for their growth and production. A good crop of wheat requires about 1000 kg of water to produce 1 kg of wheat. But only a fraction of this water is retained by the plants. Plant requires [...]

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