What is the difference between manure and fertilisers?
Manures | Fertilizer |
Plant or animal origin | Chemical synthesized or manufactured |
Organic in nature | Inorganic in nature |
Natural product | artificial product |
less concentrated | More concentrated |
Supply organic matter | Supply inorganic matter |
slowly available | May or may not be readily available |
Supply all the primary nutrients including Micronutrient | Supply specific type of nutrients one, two or three. micro nutrients may or may not be present |
Improves physical condition of soil | Do not improve the physical condition of soil |
No bad effect when applied in large quantities. | Adverse effect on plant whenever there is deficiency or excessive application |