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HUMAN URINE A SUPPLEMENT TO CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS. PRESENTATION BY Dr. C. A. SRINIVASAMURTHY PROFESSOR. Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore-65. Fertilizer Most essential input in the present day agriculture.
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HUMAN URINE A SUPPLEMENT TO CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS PRESENTATION BY Dr. C. A. SRINIVASAMURTHY PROFESSOR Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore-65
Fertilizer • Most essential input in the present day agriculture. • Manufactured using fossil fuels,intensive use leads to pollution. • Global consumption of fertilizer has increased by over 31 % from 1996 to 2008. 56 per cent increase in developing countries.International Fertilizer Industry Association. • Fertilizer inflation has created a crisis in countries that subsidises fertilizer use for farmers. • In India , the country’s subsidy bill could be as high as 22 billion dollars in 2008-09 as against 4 billion dollars in 2004-05.
ANNUAL PLANT NUTRIENTS TRANSPORT
POSSIBLE - ALTERNATIVE OPTION WASTES (URINE) AGRICULTURE
50% Nutrients 1 City N P K Recycling 2% only 2 90% Fertilizers Chemical fertilizers 3 Animal residues 4 Animals PLANT NUTRIENTS PILING UP IN URBAN AREAS (NEGILIGANT RECYCLING) 1. 50% Nutrient transported to urban areas. 2. Only 2% is recycled to fields. 3. Nutrient supply mostly through unbalanced use of chemical fertilizers. 4. Animal residues
LIQUID WASTE GENERATION • Indian population- 100,00,00,000 • Average – 500 litres of human urine/ person/year • Urine production- 50000,00,00,000 litres/year (50 crores cubic meters / 5000 lakh cubic meters) • Nitrogen content-0.3 % • 150,00,00,000 kg of N/year • 1.5 kg nitrogen/person/year
Calculated estimation of the excretion in the different countries Hakan Jonsson (2003)
Table 1.Characterization of anthropogenic liquid waste collected at different dates
Effect of urine application on spinach plant - Peter Morgan (2004) -Africa Treatment details: T1-water only T2- 3:1 water/urine Frequency of application :0.5litres 2 X per week
Option for better use of human urine • Soil application- urine as a liquid fertilizer- Maize • Ferti-irrigation - Banana
Soil application- urine as a liquid fertilizer Recommendation for Maize crop Chemical fertilizer –150:75:40 kg NPK ha-1 ALW-756 liters/216 m2 , 58,333.33 liters ha-1
Tables . Economics of cultivation of maize crop as influenced by application of Human urine Note Urea- Rs. 5.50 /kg Single super phosphate – Rs.3.50 Mop – Rs. 4.75
Ferti-irrigation - Banana Location- Nagasandra, Farmer name- Prakash • Fertilizer Recommendation –400:240:500 kg NPK /ha • ALW-3768 liters/120 plants. • 153846.15 liters.
Table Effect of anthropogenic liquid waste on number of hands per bunch, number of fingers hand-1, bunch weight (kg) and yield (t ha-1)
IMPACT OF EXCESS USE OF HUMAN URINE ???? • Salt build up in soil. • Sodium build up in soil leading to soil sodicity. PREVENTIVE MEASURES • Controlled one time land application • Application based on nitrogen requirement of crops
Collection of Human urine Installed –Department of soil science, GKVK, Bangalore
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Ash guard Cow urine Human urine