How Can We Increase Organic Matter In The Soil Without Using Any Chemical?

WAYS TO INCREASE ORGANIC MATTER CONTENTS OF SOILS

Cover crops

Growing cover crops is one of the best practices for improving organic matter levels and, hence, soil quality. The main benefit of growing cover crops is that it adds plant material to the soil for organic matter replenishment.

A range of crops can be used as vegetative cover, e.g. grains, legumes and oil crops. All have the potential to provide great benefit to the soil.

Crop residue management

If crop residue is managed well, it can add soil organic matter, which improves the quality of the seedbed and increases the water infiltration and retention capacity of the soil, buffers the pH and facilitates the availability of nutrients.

Applying animal manure or other carbon-rich wastes

Any application of animal manure, slurry or other carbon-rich wastes, such as coffee-berry pulp, improves the organic matter content of the soil

Compost

Composting is a technology for recycling organic materials in order to achieve enhanced agricultural production. Compost application can increase soil organic matter levels over time.

Protection from fire

Burning affects organic matter recycling significantly. Fire destroys almost all organic materials on the land surface except for tree trunks and large branches. Avoid from burning crop residue to increase soil organic matter.

we can increase organic matter in the soil without using chemical by adding FYM and green manuring in the field

Composting & Incorporation Of Green Manures

pour améliorer le niveau des complexes argilo-humiques dans le sol, il faut utiliser plus de composte et des déchets organiques.

Following are major means to improve organic matter in soil:

1-Use cover crops like grains, legumes and oil crops.

2-Manage the crop residues well so that it may mix and rot thoroughly in the soil media.

3- Regularly apply animal/birds/fish manure and other carbon rich wastes to soil.

4-Prepare and add compost to the soil.

5- Avoid fire or burning also keep soil OM preserved

Use of organic soil amendments and doing sustainable agriculture can build up soil organic matter with a slow pace in unit time. 

Adding decomposed farm yard manures

Adding soil microbial cultures

we can used compost and green manure for increase organic matter in soil