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Organic manuring


Organic manuring

Sikkim farmers are much more conscious about the use of manure than those in other parts of the country. Organic matter in one form or other has long been used to rejuvenate soil fertility. To the maximum extent their farming systems rely upon crop rotation, crop residues, animal manures, and legumes is used mainly for ginger and vegetable cultivation, other crops get least organic manures, Organic manure is often used to reduced the need of fertilizer inputs, by usually locally available alternative. Organic manures have the profound influence on soil physical, chemical and biological properties affecting its capacity to hold as well as release of nutrients. It forms the complex with Al and Mn, thereby decreases their toxic Bulky manure can counteract the 

Unfavorable impact of climate vagaries o sudden stress conditions on crop yield and deficiencies. The benefit of fertilizer can be increased by the continuous application of FYM to each crop on Al toxic, which is a almost a common practice in Sikkim. However higher yields of crops can be achieved by the application of one tonne limestone with FYM by increasing base status and surface of soil where it is possible