Abstract
A soil conditioner is a material added to soil to improve its overall condition, especially plant growth and health and simultaneously it corrects the soil’s deficiencies in structure and/or nutrients. It is also called a soil amendment. Physical conditions of soil such as porosity and permeability will be improved by using the materials for agriculture purpose, known as fertilizer.
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- Organic Fertilizer
- Inorganic Fertilizer
- Soil Physical Property
- International Rice Research Institute
- Soil Conditioner
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Mukherjee, S. (2013). Soil Conditioner and Fertilizer Industry. In: The Science of Clays. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6683-9_10
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