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List of Organic Manures | Soil Management

Here is a list of organic manures that helps in improving the fertility and productivity of soils. 1. Bulky Organic Manures: i. Farm Yard Manure (FYM): This is traditional and the most commonly used organic manure. It is a decomposed mixture of cattle dung and urine with bedding materials and residues of fodder fed to the cattle. The nutrient content [...]

By N Priyadarshi|2018-03-15T11:12:55+00:00March 15, 2018|Organic Manures|Comments Off

Classification of Manures: Bulky and Concentrated | Soil Management

On the basis of concentration of nutrients, manures can be grouped into-1. Bulky Organic Manures 2. Concentrated Organic Manures. 1. Bulky Organic Manures: Contain small percentage of nutrients and they are applied in large quantities. FYM, Compost and Green manure are the most important and widely used bulky organic manures. I. Farm Yard Manure (FYM): Decomposed mixture of dung and [...]

By Riya D|2018-03-12T05:06:57+00:00March 12, 2018|Manures|Comments Off