Organic Inputs

What are the manures and fertilizers applied to litchi plant?

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For the first 2-3 years 30 kg of Decomposed cow dung should be given to litchi plants, 2 kg karanj cake, 150 g urea, 150 g single super phosphate and 100 g. Muriate of potash should be given at the rate of one plant per year.

After that along with the growth of the plant the amount of manure should be increased. In this way 5 kg of decomposed cow dung 150 g Karanj, 150 g Urea, 200 g. CSF, 50 g muriate of potash per plant should be increased per year.

After about 15 years, 80-100 kg Dung manure in a fully grown tree. 3-4 kg Karanj cake, 2 kg Urea, 2.5 kg Sisufa and 0.6 kg. Muriate of potash should be given at the rate of one plant per year.

April 6, 2022 by Nutrient requirement Organic Inputs

Which Bio-fertilizer are used for seed treatment in finger millet farming?

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Azospirillumbrasulense (N fixing bacterium) and Asperillusawamori (P solubilizing fungus) by 25 g/kg seed treatment with seeds are beneficial. If seeds need to be treated with seed dressing chemicals, first treat the seeds with seed dressing chemicals and then with bio-fertilizer at the time if sowing.

Bio-fertilizer are living and latent cells of micro-organisms that grow under favourable condition and supply, activate, and dissolve plant nutrients. Therefore, their integration with organic and chemical fertilizers adds value for maintaining crop productivity by farming a healthy ecosystem. In general, bio-fertilizer combine well organic manures and inorganic fertilizer.

March 26, 2022 by Bio Fertilizer

How Organic fertilizers plays a significant role in finger millet production?

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In finger millet farming, there is a need to create efficient organic food sources using Vermicompost, Panchagavya, Jeevamrutha, Beejamruta, and Neem Cake/Neem Seed Extract. Organic Finger millet production was mainly focused on using FYM, compost, green manure, oil cake etc. There fertilizer alone or in combination cannot increase crop yields. Large quantities of organic manure are recommended to improve the soil physiochemical and biological properties and improve finger millet productivity.

March 26, 2022 by Organic Inputs

How seed treatment is done with bio-fertilizer for finger millet?

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Crop-specific bio-fertilizer culture should be applied at 25g/kg seed. Sticker solution as essential for effective seed vaccination. It can be prepared by dissolving 25 grams of jiggery and sugar in 250 ml water and boiling for 5 minutes. Thus, the solution designed is cooled. Smear the seeds thoroughly using the required amount of sticker solution. After that, add culture to the seeds and mix well to get a fine coating of culture on the seeds. Culture-coated seeds should be dried in the shade to avoid seed clumping. Use inoculated seeds for sowing.

March 26, 2022 by Bio Fertilizer Seed

Is Lomi Compost more sustainable than conventional fertilizer?

Lomi Compost

Making your own Lomi Compost is almost certainly more sustainable than buying conventional fertilizer for your plants. The production of synthetic fertilizers is an industrial process that usually involves feedstocks such as natural gas and mined minerals. These extraction and chemical plant processes tend to be energy-intensive. They also tend to occur in large centralized chemical plants, leading to long shipping distances after the nutrients have been isolated.

March 22, 2022 by Organic Inputs