explain the alternatives of chemical fertilizers used in agriculture so that water and soil pollution could be reduced
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The alternatives of chemical fertilizers that can be used to reduce soil and water prevention are:
Plant-based natural fertilizers:
- Compost: Organic natural fertilizer produced by composting decomposed plant matter.
- Green-Manure cover crops.
- Kelp meal: Made from seaweeds .
- Mulch: Organic fertilizer sourced from old twigs, shredded leaves and other plant parts, hay etc. This prevents soil erosion and increases nutrient absorption by the plants.
- Cottonseed meal: Cotton byproduct used best for flowering plants, shrubs and vegetables.
- Molasses: Sugarcane or beet sugar byproduct.
- Legume cover crops: Like alfalfa, cowpeas, vetch etc., to fix nitrogen in roots.
Animal-based natural fertilizers:
- Manure: Age-old type of organic fertilizer sourced from livestock animals. These have excellent water-retention qualities
- Bone meal: Made from grounding dried bones of mostly slaughtered animals.
- Blood meal: Made from dried blood products.
- Fish emulsion: Made from fish parts.
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