Upload NowAfter reading this article you will learn about the principles and process of compost manufacture. Principles of Compose Manufacture: Waste plant materials contain nutrients in the form in which plant roots cannot absorb them. Waste plant materials are decomposed by micro-organisms when complex organic form of nutrients like proteins are converted to their respective simple […]
Principles and Process of Compost Manufacture
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Farm Yard Manure (FYM): Preparation and Use
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After reading this article you will learn about the preparation and use of Farm Yard Manure (FYM). Preparation of Farmyard Manure: (i) In India, a major portion of cattle dung is used as fuel by farmers, after being converted into dung cake. Urine is completely soaked into the earthen floor of the cattle shed, thus […]
Night Soil, Sewage and Sludge
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After reading this article you will learn about night soil, sewage and sludge. Night Soil: Night soil is human excreta, which is very rich in plant nutrients. Agricultural chemists have found that fresh human faeces contain about 1.5 per cent N, 1.1 per cent P2O5, 0.5 per cent K2O and 1.0 per cent CAO. Although […]