What are the advantages and disadvantage of Fertilizers over Manures?
Some of the important advantages and disadvantage of Fertilizers over Manures :- Chemical fertilizers have smaller bulk and hence are easy to store, transport and apply
Some of the important advantages and disadvantage of Fertilizers over Manures :- Chemical fertilizers have smaller bulk and hence are easy to store, transport and apply
Manures are not able to supply the required quantities of the essential plant nutrients to the soil. So they are to be supplemented with chemical fertilizers. Fertilizers are chemical compounds, which are applied to the soil to increase the supply of one or more of the essential nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus or potash.
Fertile soil contains minerals, organic matter and a number of microscopic forms of plant and animal life. The soil should also contain soluble minerals. If the soil is deficient in these minerals, fertilizers must be added to ensure healthy crops.