Question

Both manures and fertilisers replenish soil fertility. Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of using them.

Answer 1

Manure has many nutrients and micronutrients as well as organic matter. We purchase poultry manure and have it analyzed at a lab for nutrients Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium, among others. We then apply it to our fields according to the nutrient requirements of the crop we’re growing. We supplement synthetic fertilizers where the poultry manure doesn't match the crop requirements.

Fertilizer can simply be a word to mean “a substance that provides nutrients used by plants”, whereas manure is animal waste that can be used as

~Advantages of applying fertilisers to the land: It increases crop yield and improves poor quality land.

~ Manure improves soil texture, recycles nitrogen and introduces essential bacteria. ...

~Once marshland is drained, fertilisers can help reclaim that land for pasture

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