9th Class Science Improvement in food resources Question Bank 9th CBSE Science Improvement in food resources

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      Compare the use of manure and fertilisers in maintaining soil fertility. [NCERT]

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                      Manures are rich in organic matter but are poor in nutrients. For this reason the cultivated field supplied with only manures may suffer from deficiency of nutrients which will automatically result in poor yield whereas fertilisers are inorganic compounds and fulfil nutrient requirement of soil. So, the field which is supplied with fertilisers only may face drainage problem and waterlogging due to lack of organic matter in the soil which will bring harm to the crop and the yield. Moreover, the use of fertilisers over long periods of time can destroy the soil structure by killing the soil microorganisms that recycle nutrients in the soil.


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