Grade 8 Organic Manure

Organic Manure:

Organic manure refers to the natural manure developed from biological decomposition  organic matter for the enhancement and sustainable vegetable production.

Benefits of Organic manure:

1. It increase the fertility of soil.

2. It enables to hold more water.

3. It doesn't cause any kind of environment pollution.

4. It dissolve soil nutrients and make it available for the plant.

5. It helps to grow healthy and fresh vegetables.

Types of Organic Manure:

1. Farmyard manure

2. Green Manure

3. Crop residues manure

4. Compost Manure

5. Vermicompost

6. Oil cake manure

7. Bone Dust

1. Farmyard manure: It is an organic manure that is prepared using excreta of domestic animals like cow, buffalo, goat etc.

2. Green Manure: It is a plant that is use for covering crop to add nutrients and organic matter to the soil. e.g. Dhaincha

3. Crop residues manure: It is the remaining non-economic crop after harvesting which can be use with other elements like rice husk to prepare manure.

4. Compost Manure: It It is mixture of Kitchen waste, leaves, grass etc with dung, salt, water etc. 

 5. Vermicompost: It is the process of composting using various kind of earthworm.

6. Oil cake manure: It is the by product oil. Both edible and non edible oil can be used as manure.It is rich in NPK.

7. Bone Dust: 7. They are crushed powder of animals bone. they were the major source of phosphorous when there were no chemical fertilizer.