CBSE Class 9 Answered

Manure

Fertilizer

• Natural substance obtained by the decomposition of plant and animal remains by bacteria

• Inorganic substances or compounds

• Provides humus to the soil

• Does not provide humus to the soil

• Less rich in plant nutrients

• Rich in plant nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium

• Can be prepared in fields

• Prepared in factories

• Inconvenient to store and transport

• Easy to store and transport

• Absorbed slowly by plants

• Absorbed readily by plants

• Example: Green manure

• Example: Urea