Farm yard Manure is prepared basically using cow dung, cow urine, waste straw and other dairy wastes. It is highly useful and some of its properties are given below:
FYM is rich in nutrients A small portion of N is directly available to the plants while a larger portion is made available as and when the FYM decomposes When cow dung and urine are mixed, a balanced nutrition is made available to the plants
:Availability of Potassium and Phosphorus from FYM is similar to that from inorganic sources Application of FYM improves soil fertility.
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