Tuesday 6 March 2012
Organic Manure/City Compost: City Compost benefits & uses
Organic Manure/City Compost: City Compost benefits & uses: City Compost benefits & uses: Compost contains a full spectrum of essential plant nutrients: - Compost contains macro and micronutrient...
Organic Manure/City Compost: City Compost benefits & uses
Organic Manure/City Compost: City Compost benefits & uses: City Compost benefits & uses: Compost contains a full spectrum of essential plant nutrients: - Compost contains macro and micronutrient...
City Compost benefits & uses
City Compost benefits & uses:
Compost contains a full spectrum of essential plant nutrients:
- Compost contains macro and micronutrients often absent in synthetic fertilizers.
- Compost releases nutrients slowly—over months or years, unlike synthetic fertilizers
- Compost enriched soil retains fertilizers better. Less fertilizer runs off to pollute waterways.
- Compost buffers the soil, neutralizing both acid & alkaline soils, bringing pH levels to the optimum range for nutrient availability to plants.
- Compost helps sandy soil retain water and nutrients.
- Compost loosens tightly bound particles in clay or silt soil so roots can spread, water drain & air penetrate.
- Compost alters soil structure, making it less likely to erode, and prevents soil spattering on plants—spreading disease.
- Compost can hold nutrients tight enough to prevent them from washing out, but loosely enough so plants can take them up as needed.
- Compost makes any soil easier to work.
- Compost bacteria break down organics into plant available nutrients. Some bacteria convert nitrogen from the air into a plant available nutrient.
- Compost enriched soil have lots of beneficial insects, worms and other organisms that burrow through soil keeping it well aerated.
- Compost may suppress diseases and harmful pests that could overrun poor, lifeless soil.
- Compost encourages healthy root systems, which decrease runoff
- Compost can reduce or eliminate use of synthetic fertilizers
- Compost can reduce chemical pesticides since it contains beneficial microorganisms that may protect plants from diseases and pests.
- Only a 5% increase in organic material quadruples soils water holding capacity.
Compost contains a full spectrum of essential plant nutrients:
- Compost releases nutrients slowly—over months or years, unlike synthetic fertilizers
- Compost enriched soil retains fertilizers better. Less fertilizer runs off to pollute waterways.
- Compost buffers the soil, neutralizing both acid & alkaline soils, bringing pH levels to the optimum range for nutrient availability to plants.
- Compost helps sandy soil retain water and nutrients.
- Compost loosens tightly bound particles in clay or silt soil so roots can spread, water drain & air penetrate.
- Compost alters soil structure, making it less likely to erode, and prevents soil spattering on plants—spreading disease.
- Compost can hold nutrients tight enough to prevent them from washing out, but loosely enough so plants can take them up as needed.
- Compost makes any soil easier to work.
- Compost bacteria break down organics into plant available nutrients. Some bacteria convert nitrogen from the air into a plant available nutrient.
- Compost enriched soil have lots of beneficial insects, worms and other organisms that burrow through soil keeping it well aerated.
- Compost may suppress diseases and harmful pests that could overrun poor, lifeless soil.
- Compost encourages healthy root systems, which decrease runoff
- Compost can reduce or eliminate use of synthetic fertilizers
- Compost can reduce chemical pesticides since it contains beneficial microorganisms that may protect plants from diseases and pests.
- Only a 5% increase in organic material quadruples soils water holding capacity.
Friday 24 February 2012
Organic Manure/City Compost: Combination of Urea with Organic fertilizer
Organic Manure/City Compost: Combination of Urea with Organic fertilizer: Combination of Chemical with Organic fertilizer: - Product combination: Combi fertilizer is supplied 48 % of nitrogen along with all the ot...
Combination of Urea with Organic fertilizer
Combination of Chemical with Organic fertilizer:
- Product combination: Combi fertilizer is supplied 48 % of nitrogen along with all the other essential plant nutrients and millions of agricultuarly useful micro organism ie Azotobacter, Nitrobacter, Rhizobium, actinomycetes.
- Ensure 3-way action in the soils viz physical,chemical and biological and each properties provides many fold benefit to the soil-plant ecosystem.
- Increase water holding capacity in the root rhizosphere : Due to floppy in nature in can hold the water for longer period in the root zone and get availble to plant at the time of water stress condition.
- Ability to reduce soil eroson through water : It facilitates the penetration of rain water,thus decreasing run off and erosion.
- Ability to breakdown soil hardhness,cloddyness and to induce quick sustainable action : Immidiate action due to fungas ensures sustainable action in the soil.
- Product combination: Combi fertilizer is supplied 48 % of nitrogen along with all the other essential plant nutrients and millions of agricultuarly useful micro organism ie Azotobacter, Nitrobacter, Rhizobium, actinomycetes.
- Ensure 3-way action in the soils viz physical,chemical and biological and each properties provides many fold benefit to the soil-plant ecosystem.
- Increase water holding capacity in the root rhizosphere : Due to floppy in nature in can hold the water for longer period in the root zone and get availble to plant at the time of water stress condition.
- Ability to reduce soil eroson through water : It facilitates the penetration of rain water,thus decreasing run off and erosion.
- Ability to breakdown soil hardhness,cloddyness and to induce quick sustainable action : Immidiate action due to fungas ensures sustainable action in the soil.
Friday 17 February 2012
Organic Manure/City Compost: What are the benefits of Organic farming
Organic Manure/City Compost: What are the benefits of Organic farming: Benefits of Organic farming: 1.It helps in maintaining environment health by reducing the level of pollution. 2.It reduces human and anima...
Thursday 16 February 2012
What are the benefits of Organic farming
Benefits of Organic farming:
1.It helps in maintaining environment health by reducing the level of pollution.
2.It reduces human and animal health hazards by reducing the level of residues in the product.
3.It helps in keeping agricultural production at a higher level and makes it sustainable.
4.It reduces the cost of agricultural production and also improves the soil health.
5.It ensures optimum utilization of natural resources for short-term benefit and helps in conserving them for future generation.
6.It not only saves energy for both animal and machine, but also reduces risk of crop failure.
7.It improves the soil physical properties such as granulation, and good tilth, good aeration, easy root penetration and improves water-holding capacity.
8.It improves the soil’s chemical properties such as supply and retention of soil nutrients, and promotes favorable chemical reactions.
1.It helps in maintaining environment health by reducing the level of pollution.
2.It reduces human and animal health hazards by reducing the level of residues in the product.
3.It helps in keeping agricultural production at a higher level and makes it sustainable.
4.It reduces the cost of agricultural production and also improves the soil health.
5.It ensures optimum utilization of natural resources for short-term benefit and helps in conserving them for future generation.
6.It not only saves energy for both animal and machine, but also reduces risk of crop failure.
7.It improves the soil physical properties such as granulation, and good tilth, good aeration, easy root penetration and improves water-holding capacity.
8.It improves the soil’s chemical properties such as supply and retention of soil nutrients, and promotes favorable chemical reactions.
Tuesday 24 January 2012
Bio Organic Fertilizer: Soil Organic Matter
Bio Organic Fertilizer: Soil Organic Matter: Soil organic matter is a very important factor in soil fertility. It is a reservoir of plant nutrients, has a high CEC, buffers soil pH, and...
Monday 23 January 2012
Soil Organic Matter
Soil organic matter is a very important factor in soil fertility. It is a reservoir of plant nutrients, has a high CEC, buffers soil pH, and chelates micronutrients. Organic matter exists in different forms in soil, ranging from living soil organisms to fresh, readily decomposed plant residues to humus that is ve[table. Living soil organisms include bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes, nematodes, earthworms, mites, and insects. They make up the soil food web, which carries out biological nutrient cycling. Plant roots are a sometimes forgotten part of the living soil biomass. Readily decomposed or active organic matter is the form of organic matter through which nutrients are actively recycled. Stable humus contributes to long-term nutrient supply and is the organic matter fraction with high CEC. Chelation is the ability of soluble organic compounds to form complexes with micronutrient metals that keep them in solution and available for uptake. In organic soils, trace metal complexes with organic matter can reduce their availability.
One of the best ways to add organic matter to the soil is to maintain fertility and grow healthy crops that add large amounts of plant residue.
One of the best ways to add organic matter to the soil is to maintain fertility and grow healthy crops that add large amounts of plant residue.
Friday 20 January 2012
Bio Organic Fertilizer: Sources of Plant Nutrients in the Soil
Bio Organic Fertilizer: Sources of Plant Nutrients in the Soil: Sources of Plant Nutrients in the Soil: Plants obtain mineral nutrients through root uptake from the soil solution. Sources of these solub...
Bio Organic Fertilizer: Sources of Plant Nutrients in the Soil
Bio Organic Fertilizer: Sources of Plant Nutrients in the Soil: Sources of Plant Nutrients in the Soil: Plants obtain mineral nutrients through root uptake from the soil solution. Sources of these solub...
Bio Organic Fertilizer: Sources of Plant Nutrients in the Soil
Bio Organic Fertilizer: Sources of Plant Nutrients in the Soil: Sources of Plant Nutrients in the Soil: Plants obtain mineral nutrients through root uptake from the soil solution. Sources of these solub...
Sources of Plant Nutrients in the Soil
Sources of Plant Nutrients in the Soil:
Plants obtain mineral nutrients through root uptake from the soil solution. Sources of these soluble nutrients in soil include:
Decomposition of plant residues, animal remains, and soil microorganisms
Weathering of soil minerals.
Fertilizer applications.
Manures, composts, biosolids (sewage sludge), and other organic amendments such as food processing byproducts
N-fixation by legumes.
Atmospheric deposition, such as N and S from acid rain or N-fixation by lightning discharges.
Deposition of nutrient-rich sediment from erosion and flooding.
Losses of Plant Nutrients from the Soil:
Mineral nutrients also can be lost from the soil system and become unavailable for plant uptake. Nutrient losses are not just costly and wasteful, they can be a source of environmental contamination when they reach lakes, rivers, and groundwater.
Nutrient losses occur through:
Runoff – loss of dissolved nutrients in water moving across the soil surface.
Erosion – loss of nutrients in or attached to soil particles that are removed from fields by wind or water movement.
Leaching – loss of dissolved nutrients in water that moves down through the soil to groundwater or out of the field through drain lines.
Gaseous losses to the atmosphere – primarily losses of different N forms through volatilization and denitrification.
Crop removal – plant uptake and removal of nutrients from the field in harvested products
The accumulation of crop nutrients in the topsoil by recycling and fallow ash, the increase of soil organic matter and the suppression of the weeds, pest & diseases.
Composting:
Organic residues, when composted, undergo decomposition by the digestive of bacteria, fungi and other soil micro fauna. Within two or three months, a dark, pulverised material rich in humus is produced.Most of the organic N, S and P are converted into plant available inorganic forms.The C/N ration decrease and pH increases.Well decomposed compost is a good source of available nutrients which are supplied to the plants slowly and gradually.Certain organic constituents present in the compost act as chelating agents and help in the absorption of certain trace elements.
Decomposition of plant residues, animal remains, and soil microorganisms
Weathering of soil minerals.
Fertilizer applications.
Manures, composts, biosolids (sewage sludge), and other organic amendments such as food processing byproducts
N-fixation by legumes.
Atmospheric deposition, such as N and S from acid rain or N-fixation by lightning discharges.
Deposition of nutrient-rich sediment from erosion and flooding.
Losses of Plant Nutrients from the Soil:
Mineral nutrients also can be lost from the soil system and become unavailable for plant uptake. Nutrient losses are not just costly and wasteful, they can be a source of environmental contamination when they reach lakes, rivers, and groundwater.
Nutrient losses occur through:
Runoff – loss of dissolved nutrients in water moving across the soil surface.
Erosion – loss of nutrients in or attached to soil particles that are removed from fields by wind or water movement.
Leaching – loss of dissolved nutrients in water that moves down through the soil to groundwater or out of the field through drain lines.
Gaseous losses to the atmosphere – primarily losses of different N forms through volatilization and denitrification.
Crop removal – plant uptake and removal of nutrients from the field in harvested products
The accumulation of crop nutrients in the topsoil by recycling and fallow ash, the increase of soil organic matter and the suppression of the weeds, pest & diseases.
Composting:
Organic residues, when composted, undergo decomposition by the digestive of bacteria, fungi and other soil micro fauna. Within two or three months, a dark, pulverised material rich in humus is produced.Most of the organic N, S and P are converted into plant available inorganic forms.The C/N ration decrease and pH increases.Well decomposed compost is a good source of available nutrients which are supplied to the plants slowly and gradually.Certain organic constituents present in the compost act as chelating agents and help in the absorption of certain trace elements.
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Basic Plant Nutrient Cycle
Basic Plant Nutrient Cycle:
The basic plant nutrient cycle highlights the central role of soil organic matter. Cycling of many plant nutrients, esYally N, P, S, and B, closely follows parts of the Carbon Cycle. Plant residues and manure from animals fed forage, grain, and other plant-derived foods are returned to the soil. This organic matter pool of carbon compounds becomes food for bacteria, fungi, and other decomposers. As organic matter is broken down to simpler compounds, plant nutrients are released in available forms for root uptake and the cycle begins again. Plant-available K, Ca, Mg, P, S, and some micronutrients are also released when soil minerals and precipitates dissolve.
Efficient use of all nutrient sources and the primary challenges in sustaining soil fertility are to:
Reduce nutrient losses
Maintain or increase nutrient storage capacity
Promote recycling of plant nutrients
Apply additional nutrients in appropriate amounts
Cultural practices that support the development of healthy, vigorous root systems result in efficient uptake and use of available nutrients. Crop rotations, reducing tillage, managing and maintaining crop residue, growing cover crops, handling manure as a valuable nutrient source, composting and using all available wastes or byproducts, maintain soil pH, applying supplemental fertilizers, and routine soil testing. There are many good ways to farm, so different solutions or combinations of practices are appropriate for different systems to reach similar goals.
The basic plant nutrient cycle highlights the central role of soil organic matter. Cycling of many plant nutrients, esYally N, P, S, and B, closely follows parts of the Carbon Cycle. Plant residues and manure from animals fed forage, grain, and other plant-derived foods are returned to the soil. This organic matter pool of carbon compounds becomes food for bacteria, fungi, and other decomposers. As organic matter is broken down to simpler compounds, plant nutrients are released in available forms for root uptake and the cycle begins again. Plant-available K, Ca, Mg, P, S, and some micronutrients are also released when soil minerals and precipitates dissolve.
Efficient use of all nutrient sources and the primary challenges in sustaining soil fertility are to:
Reduce nutrient losses
Maintain or increase nutrient storage capacity
Promote recycling of plant nutrients
Apply additional nutrients in appropriate amounts
Cultural practices that support the development of healthy, vigorous root systems result in efficient uptake and use of available nutrients. Crop rotations, reducing tillage, managing and maintaining crop residue, growing cover crops, handling manure as a valuable nutrient source, composting and using all available wastes or byproducts, maintain soil pH, applying supplemental fertilizers, and routine soil testing. There are many good ways to farm, so different solutions or combinations of practices are appropriate for different systems to reach similar goals.
Wednesday 11 January 2012
Benefits of Using Compost
Benefits of Using Compost:
- Improves the soil structure, porosity, and density, thus creating a better plant root environment.
- Increases moisture infiltration and permeability of heavy soils, thus reducing erosion and runoff.
- Improves water-holding capacity, thus reducing water loss and leaching in sandy soils.
- Supplies a variety of macro and micronutrients.
- May control or suppress certain soil-borne plant pathogens.
- Supplies significant quantities of organic matter.
- Improves cation exchange capacity (CEC) of soils and growing media, thus improving their ability to hold nutrients for plant use.
- Supplies beneficial micro-organisms to soils and growing media.
- Improves and stabilizes soil pH.
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