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Compost is an organic
fertilizer, which is environment friendly and not only
enhances the cultivated yield of land but also helps in
maintaining its productivity. Compost has the unique ability
to improve the properties of soil physically, chemically
and biologically in addition to supplying macro and micro
nutrients to the plants. Few of the benefits of this useful
product are listed below:
- Reduces the soil bulk density and improves the
soil structure directly by loosening heavy soils with
organic matter.
- Increases the water holding capacity of the soil.
- Improves the efficiency of Chemical Fertilizer.
- Reduces Chemical Fertilizer requirement (Experiments
at Institute of Soil and Environment Sciences, University
of Agriculture Faisalabad.)
- Provides plants both macronutrients of Nitrogen
Phosphorus, and Potash (NPK) along with a number of
micronutrients.
- Improves water infiltration and drought tolerance.
- Increases ease of cultivation.
- Improves root growth and yields.
- Protects plants from diseases.
- Reduces and kills weed seeds and degrades pesticides.
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