Manures
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q185716
Library of congress:
sh 85080667
Sources of Information
- The Amer. Heritage dict. of the Engl. lang., via WWW, June 17, 2005(manure: Material, especially barnyard or stable dung, often with discarded animal bedding, used to fertilize soil; dung: 1a. The excrement of animals. b. Manure)
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Wikipedia description:
Manure is organic matter that is used as organic fertilizer in agriculture. Most manure consists of animal feces; other sources include compost and green manure. Manures contribute to the fertility of soil by adding organic matter and nutrients, such as nitrogen, that are utilised by bacteria, fungi, and other organisms in the soil. Higher organisms then feed on the fungi and bacteria in a chain of life that comprises the soil food web.
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