Vol. 12, Issue 4 (2023)

Author(s):
Rajan Bhatt, RK Naresh, Himanshu Tiwari, PK Singh, Dhritiman Das, Dr. Manoj Kumar, Rahul Banik and Gaurav Tomar

Abstract:
Intensively cultivated rice-wheat chemical fertilizers dependent system led to many sustainability issues viz. declining soil health, emerging insect-pest attacks, declining underground water tables, higher footprints of fertilizers etc. Out of all of them declining soil health is the main one that needs to be attended to at the earliest for which we need to improve the soil organic matter through the application of organic manures. Out of all of them, farm yard manure (FYM) is mainly used. In this article, we examine why farmyard manure is an ideal food source for plants and soil microbes. It's one of the most productive organic fertilizers available. Soil bacteria can use the organic stuff it provides as a carbon source. Pesticides and heavy metals are broken down by microbes in greater numbers into less toxic molecules. In addition, detrimental ions become stationary in soil when they adsorb on organic colloids. Farmyard manure has several beneficial effects on soil physical, chemical, and biological properties which further reduces the chemical fertilizers’ footprints in a need-based, sustainable, and climate-smart way which further helps in mitigating the adverse effects of global warming and also improves the overall land productivities of different crops in the region.