肥料vs Fertilizer
Just as our health and fitness is dependent upon what we eat, so is the produce of food crops from a piece of land upon the nutrition of the soil. Farmers know that the more they provide nutrients in the form of manures and fertilizers, the more they can reap the rewards in terms of higher produce. Manures and fertilizers are like conditioners for the soil as they help in providing nutrients that the soil may be deficient of. You can compare the soil with an automobile. Just as a car develops wear and tear with continuous running and constant use, so does the soil in a piece of land become deficient in several nutrients with continuous farming operations and manures and fertilizers help in replenishing these nutrients back to the soil. The differences in manures and fertilizers that will be harped upon in this article.
Fertilizers
Fertilizers are made up of macronutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. These are called primary macro nutrients. They also contain secondary macro nutrients such as calcium, magnesium and sulfur. Other substances in smaller quantities are also present in fertilizers such as iron, copper, boron, chlorine, manganese, zinc, and selenium. Fertilizers are added externally to the soil either by adding to the soil itself or by spraying on to the leaves of the plants that gets carried into the soil. There are various types of fertilizers available in the market containing these macro nutrients in varying proportions and one can choose a fertilizer depending upon the health of his soil.
Fertilizers can be either natural (organic) or synthetic. Natural fertilizers are those that are derived from plants or animals while synthetic fertilizers are those made in a laboratory. While natural fertilizers never harm the quality of soil and do not damage the produce, overuse of synthetic fertilizers may harm the soil in the long run.
肥料
肥料不过是有机物质,它被用作肥料来增加土壤中的营养水平。牛粪是天然肥料,含有宏观营养,并帮助植物迅速生长。这些有机产品富含氮和其他重要的宏观养分,只要人们感觉土壤质量下降,就可以使用。现在,肥料可以源自动物或从植物中获得。也有堆肥。牛,猪,绵羊,山羊,兔子和鸟类等动物的粪便包含被认为对土壤健康有益的元素。有些植物的各个部分中有这些营养素(例如三叶草)。堆肥是本质上是杂种的肥料,因为它含有动物和植物残留物。
In brief: Fertilizer vs Manure • Fertilizers are products that are beneficial for the quality of soil • Adding fertilizers in required quantity helps in increasing the yield. Manures are organic fertilizers • Fertilizers can be inorganic also (synthetic fertilizers) • Manures can be added to soil without any fear while inorganic fertilizers must be added after careful examination of the soil quality to decide which are the nutrients soil is lacking from. |
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