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Agriculture · Q515

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 515

Q515

How much farmyard manure is required for obtaining 60 kg nitrogen for a crop?

A.
100 tonnes
B.
120 tonnes
Answer
C.
140 tonnes
D.
160 tonnes

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
FYM (farmyard manure) is an important organic resource for agricultural production in livestock-based farming systems in the semi-arid tropics of India.
The chemical composition of FYM is nitrogen is 0.5% nitrogen, 0.2% phosphate. 0.5% potassium and 76% of water.
For 60 kg of nitrogen for a crop, 120 tonnes of farmyard manure is required as 1 ton of FYM contains 0.5 kg of Nitrogen.