Question

Differentiate between manures and fertilizers.

Answer 1

Manure:

1. It can be described as an organic nutrient-rich substance used for enhanced plant growth by farmers.
2. This is prepared very organically using everyday organic household waste that can include leftover food, vegetable, and fruit peel, newspaper, etc.
3. All these materials are dumped in a soil pit and left for soil microbes and worms to degrade them and thereby manure is formed.

Fertilizer:

These are inorganic minerals that add nutrients to the soil directly to enhance plant growth.

Manure	Fertilizer
1. This originates organically from everyday waste animal excreta etc.	1. These are made in factories and synthesized chemically.
2. It contains no proper measurement of nutrients but can supply all major nutrients.	2. It contains specific nutrients and is used as per the need.
3. It can enhance the soil fertility and richness of natural nutrients and microbes.	3. Too much usage degrades the soil quality and reduces fertility.
4. For example, compost is made out of cow dung and vegetable waste.	4. For example, NPK, Urea, etc.