PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF LIQUID COMPOST TEA

Organic fertilizers are the blessings for the agricultural sector. Chemical fertilizers damage the soil health whereas organic fertilizers improve the soil health. One such organic fertilizer is the liquid compost tea. As it is composed of huge numbers of aerobes, its application to the soil makes the soil microbially active. This liquid fertilizer also converts the proteins and carbohydrates leaked as root exudates , to plant available nutrients. It also produces humus to increase cation exchange capacity and nutrient retention. Liquid compost tea also helps in disease suppression. Hence, liquid compost tea are an cost-effective way to enhance the agriculturally important microbes in soil, thereby establishing a healthy soil food-web.