Replenishment of depleted organic matter is the only way to revive ever-dying soils
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The surface soil is made alive by the combination of plant roots, organisms, animal remains, minerals, water, air and countless micro-organisms and their remains in various stages of biological decomposition. Nutrients available from this living soil, especially nitrogen, sunlight, carbon dioxide in the air and their mutual interaction activate biological and chemical processes. This makes the life cycle of plants possible. This is the very basis of the biological cycle of this earth.
Organic matter (humus) in the soil is essential for this process. It is the basis of food and shelter for micro-organisms, just as apples and figs act as food and bedding for insects. Organic matter provides a safe haven for micro-organisms in the soil. In addition, it provides the minerals, water and air needed by the organisms in the soil.
Only with such an arrangement is the life of micro-organisms active in the process of making plant food possible. Microorganisms that rely on natural substances in their natural state make possible the process of combining and breaking down nitrogen and other mineral elements needed by plants. Without these micro-organisms, plant food cannot survive. It is said that a spoonful of fertile soil contains more micro-organisms than the entire human population.
In this sense, the biological activity of micro-organisms in the soil is an important primary basis of all living systems. The nutrients prepared by these micro-organisms in the soil regulate the biological process of making the life energy of green-celled plants and other organisms. It is this process that determines the physical, chemical and biological properties of the surface soil and the life that depends on it. In another sense, it is the basic foundation of the energy cycle of the entire organism. Irony! Now, due to the lack of organic matter that is necessary for the habitat of micro-organisms and the nutrients of plants to remain in the soil, the web of interrelation between other minerals in the soil, climate and micro-organisms is collapsing.
Along with this, environmental and topography also have an influence on the process of soil formation in local characteristics. In this way, the biological diversity of the terrestrial area and the natural cyclical system are also managed by the cyclic system of making food from the soil and the growth and development of plants. Now, this process is being gradually blocked by human activity.
The organic matter in the soil is decreasing due to excessive use of artificial fertilizers, which are mainly added as nutrition for plants. On top of that, due to excessive use of artificial chemicals, pesticides and plastic based on mineral resources, the process of dying of fertile soil is rapid. This has led to biodiversity loss, climate change and all levels of pollution. This is the global tri-crisis we are experiencing now.
By being forced to bear these crises, the action of poisoning one's own life energy arrangement has increased more and more. This aimless journey that started with the discovery of urea found in human urine and the successful laboratory test to produce it artificially continues.
Urea can be used as an artificial fertilizer to deliver the nutrients needed by plants, especially nitrogen, on the one hand, the practice of adding artificial fertilizers to the soil along with its industrial production has increased, while on the other hand, the use of natural substances needed to encourage biological activity in the soil is continuing due to the simple and clean farming practices that are easy for mechanization.
Replenishment of such depleted organic matter is the only way to revive the ever-dying soil. To keep the soil alive, there is no alternative to re-storing and re-storing organic matter, biodiversity conservation, water cycle protection, enhancement and promotion. To preserve the vibrant nature of the soil, our forefathers have been adopting methods and practical methods of replenishing organic matter, and even now, farmers who practice nature-based farming are improving them. These measures can be further refined with the judicious use of appropriate technologies that have been added now and the surface soil can be revived.
The organic matter in the soil of the areas where the remains of plants and animals are carefully kept in the soil is naturally sufficient. But in the modern industrial farming practice, it is continuously decreasing due to the lack of wisdom to remove such organic substances from the fields but to add them again.
If you can only absorb the meaning of this matter and increase the number of organisms that help rotting in the fields such as earthworms, other insects and bacteria by adding such organic matter, then you can create food and a suitable habitat for micro-organisms in the soil. For example, organic residues such as plant roots, forest or surrounding foliage, household waste, seasonal green manures, manure and compost are important sources of organic matter. Apart from these, piña, wool or cotton, human excrement are also useful sources.
Some simple methods and methods can be used for this. First, while preserving the available organic matter resources, protecting friendly organisms that make habitats in such resources, organic solid and liquid mixtures can be prepared to increase their number. For example, these residues can make a suitable habitat for beetles, which feed on their food in these sources and make useful plant nutrients. Increases the number of Gadyaula's own and other friendly creatures.
Similarly, to increase the number of micro-organisms, Jhol fertilizer can be easily made by mixing some dung, wheat, sakhkhar and lentil flour, which is available in protein. Such manure can be placed directly on the farm or composted to replenish the soil with organic matter as well as nutrients required by plants. Simple methods and methods have been developed to create suitable mixtures of these resources and activate biological activity in the soil. There is enough information about such methods and methods in various social networks. This information can be further refined by testing it in your environment.
Along with the replenishment of natural materials, it is also necessary to reproduce them. For this, if mixed crops and integrated farming system are adopted instead of clean and monoculture, the regeneration process of living soil starts in the fields. Due to the disruption of this cycle of reproduction, the fertility and production capacity of the soil is decreasing. The simplest method to correct this is mixed farming. Crops such as soybeans, maize and parsley can be intercropped.
Soybeans provide corn with nitrogen, corn protects soybeans from sunlight, and parsley protects soil moisture. Natural control of different crop pests and their residues help to create a suitable mix of organic matter in the soil. This is just a small example and such a farming system reduces plant care, costs and production risks. Such a farming system not only restores soil life, but also increases the efficiency of plant cooperation and reduces dependence on external resources.
Conservation and promotion of soil is another important task. Living soil takes a long time to form. Continuous monoculture and clean farming systems deplete soil nutrients. Therefore, not only making the soil alive, but also protecting it is equally important. To protect such soil and prevent its erosion, soil and water conservation methods and methods should be adopted.
To prevent the erosion of the soil by wind and water, by making pits, dams and fences, by increasing the organic matter in the soil and making a biological seal, not only the soil is protected, but also the moisture. In such a place, the chemical and physical activity of minerals and micro-organisms also increases. For this, methods such as organic fertilizers, compost, and mulch are simple solutions that can be easily done at the local level.
What kind of plants can be grown in what kind of soil is the most interesting thing for farmers. Based on the texture of the soil in different geography and environment, its quality is determined and it can be assessed which plants can be grown easily. Generally, it can be said that crops and livestock grow easily in such an environment as they are compatible with local native species. Also, for other crops, small field trials or long research proven varieties should be planted. Also, simple methods and techniques for measuring soil properties are now available. It also helps you to consider how your soil is improving, what more can be done to make it more effective.
end The methods and methods adopted to do all these are many and simple. These simple methods can be adopted in any farming system. The main thing when adopting all these methods should be focused on preserving the nitrogen element that is mainly available from the soil but has the property of flying in the air and dissolving in water because it is the most important element of biological growth that is found in the air but is available to plants through biological processes in the soil. The method or method used to protect this can easily protect other nutrients in the soil.
Now the main challenge of domestic farming is the need to provide nitrogen from external sources. To face this challenge, there is no alternative to the management of organic matter that preserves nitrogen and other nutrients in the soil. These and such methods and methods are also a means of replenishing, reproducing, protecting and promoting organic matter in the surface soil. By practicing these, the soil can be kept alive forever. This is the best and last resort to save the soil and the people who depend on it.
