Manures, Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals

Manures, Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals

The contents of these notes include : Introduction, Bulky organic manures, Losses of nutrients from FYM during collection and storage, Losses of nutrients from FYM during collection and storage, Methods of preparation of rural and urban compost, Green manures, Definitions of Penning, Sewage, Sullage, Sludge and Poudrette, Concentrated organic manures, Biogas plant, Commercial fertilizers, Manufacturing process and properties of major nitrogenous fertilizers, Phosphatic fertilizers, Potassic fertilizers, Complex fertilizers, Preparation and properties of Ammonium sulphate nitrate, Mixed fertilizers and amendments, Secondary and micronutrient fertilizers, Fertilizer Control Order, etc.

Author(s): Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, S.V.Agricultural College

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