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Despite The Considerable Progress Made In Enhancing The Capacity Of Soils To Produce Crops Through The Use Of Manures And Fertilizers, There Are Yet A Large Number Of Ignorant Peasants In Many Asian Countries, Including India, Who Have Been Growing Crops Without Applying Adequate Amounts Of Manures And Fertilizers To Their Crop Fields And Consequently Obtaining Considerably Less Yields. It Needs To Be Realized By One And All That Soil, Particularly In The Developing Countries, Has To Be Fertile Enough If Their Ever-Increasing Huge Population Is To Be Adequately Fed And Clothed. Accordingly, Knowledge Of Farmyard Manure, Compost, Fertilizers And Other Agricultural By-Products And Their Applic...
Notwithstanding The Availability Of A Number Of Modern Books, This Classic Work Still Remains An Important Reference Source For The Farmers As Well As Students And Teachers Of Agriculture. Going Away From The Traditional Style Of Explaining The Origin And Composition Of Fertilizers And Manures, The Author Describes Lucidly Their Mode Of Action And Their Relation To Particular Crops And Soils. Enriched With Tables Of Scientific Data, The Text Covers The Need, Sources, Functions, Uses And Also A Comparative Analysis Various Fertilizers And Manures Nitrogenous, Phosphatic And Potassic. Also Discussed Is The Use Of Waste Organic Compounds As Manures, The Requirement Of Trace Elements For Plant N...
Contributions of various authors on organic fertilizers and integrated plant nutrition are compiled. Subjects covered are: characteristics of biofertilizers (like FYM, rhizobium, algae, azolla), bulky organic manures, crop residues, biofertilizers in upland crop production and flooded rice ecosystems
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Reproduction of the original: Talks On Manures by Joseph Harris
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.