GREEN LEAF MANURE – A USEFUL ORGANIC MANURE
WHY GREEN LEAF MANURES
Using chemical fertilizers as a nutrient source for plant growth is not at all a good way to treat the soil. Chemical fertilizers are being used worldwide, especially in third world countries, to negotiate the extra food requirement by the huge world population.
This indiscriminate use of various chemical fertilizers is causing a number of environmental and health hazards along with permanent damage to the most precious natural resource ‘soil’. If this terrible chemical using goes unrestrained, the soil will no longer be available for crop production after a certain period.
So, it is time to shift the agricultural system from chemicals to organic manures to maintain a healthy soil for the upcoming generations.
As organic manure, green leaf manure is capable of supplying the required plant nutrients with maintaining very good soil health. For instance, in an experiment rice yield was increased significantly due to the application of GLMs.
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