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Organic fertilizers work better than chemical treatments to improve soil structure and water-holding capacity, even in terrain prone to droughts and monsoons

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Seasonal variation in maximum water holding capacity (MWHC) in amendments A1 and A2 under different phases of crop growth

image: Seasonal variation in maximum water holding capacity (MWHC) in amendments A1 and A2 under different phases of crop growth. view more 

Credit: Seema B. Sharma, 2022, PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Organic fertilizers work better than chemical treatments to improve soil structure and water-holding capacity, even in terrain prone to droughts and monsoons

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/sustainabilitytransformation/article?id=10.1371/journal.pstr.0000007  

Article Title: Trend setting impacts of organic matter on soil physico-chemical properties in traditional vis -a- vis chemical-based amendment practices

Author Countries: India

Funding: The author received no specific funding for this work.


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