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
The objective of this note
is to give you a fundamental knowledge of soil science. Topics covered includes:
Soil Components, Soil Classification, Soil Components, Soil Biology and
Nutrients, Soil Management.
This note covers the following topics: Organic elements of plants,
inorganis parts of plants, sources of the organic food of plants, The organic
substances of plants, The Soil, Manures, composition of different crops,
Application of the crops in feeding, Milk and diary products, recapitulation.