ANALYTICAL SERVICES
Organic Manure sample analysis
for making the best decision for selection of the manure and to decide upon the quantity.
There are various types of organic manures available in the market. Processed, bagged or in loose (as cart load/tractor loads) are available which normally comes admixed with native soil. One of the major hindrances in deciding the purchase is the quality of the Organic Manure. Many growers are unaware of the fact that there are set – norms for Organic Manures similar to any chemical Fertilizers! Therefore, the analysis of the manure sample makes easy for the grower to decide upon the quantity and prices to pay while making the purchase.
Organic Manure Sampling Procedure
Organic manures include Farm Yard Manure (FYM), Vermicompost, city compost, Sheep / goat manure, Poultry (chicken) manure and de-oiled cake manure of neem, castor, ground nut and honge seeds manure. Each type of Organic Manure comes with its own characteristic properties which defines its USP (Unique Sale Point). The regulating authorities have laid out certain regulations for any Organic Manure to be fulfilling all the necessary parameters, only then it can be called as ORGANIC MANURE and gets recommended for agricultural use.
Steps to be followed for sampling
> Before taking the samples, turn the manure heap upside down, mixing the whole lot well.
> Based on the size of the heap of organic manure, collect 5-10 sub samples from different depths.
Dry under shade, mix all the sub samples thoroughly to get one representative sample of organic manure.
Manure sample analysis
OM- 1 |
pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC), Organic Carbon (OC), Organic matter (OM), C:N ratio, Total Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potash, Calcium, Magnesium, Sulphur, Sodium, Chloride, Carbonates, Micronutrients (Iron, Manganese, Zinc, Copper, Boron, Molybdenum), Water Holding Capacity (WHC), Sieving through 4mm and 9 mm sieves. | Helps to make decision on the quantity |
OM- 2 | OM 1 + For Heavy Metals analysis in manures (Lead, Cadmium, Chromium) | To ensure the quality of OM which will not intrude our food chain system |