Question

Explain how fertilizers are different from manure.

Answer 1

Hint: Some examples of manure are rabbit, horse, cow, and chicken poop and bat guano. The examples of fertilizers are synthetic chemical blends, minerals, and compost from decaying organic matter.

Complete answer:
Following are the difference between manure and a fertilizer:

Manure	Fertilizer
All-natural animal droppings are called manure.	Fertilizers can be natural but may also have chemicals and other unknown substances added to it.
Manure specially supplies nitrogen to the soil.	Fertilizer can be used to supply more than one mineral to the soil, generally potassium, nitrogen, and phosphorus.
Manures are obtained from natural sources like kitchen waste, vermicompost, human waste, and by decomposing the biodegradable materials.	Fertilizers can be produced synthetically and chemically manufactured in the factories and industries.
Manures are always environment-friendly as they are obtained from natural products only.	A fertilizer may or may not be hazardous to the environment, depending upon the type of fertilizer used. Example-the organic fertilizers are environmentally friendly than synthetic fertilizers.
Manures are economical for the farmer and cost less.	Fertilizers cost more and are non-economical to farmers.
Prolonged use of manure does decrease the fertility of the soil.	Prolonged use of fertilizers decreases the fertility of the soil.
Microbes are always required for the formation of manure.	Microbes are generally not needed for the formation of fertilizers.
Manure can restore the degraded soil texture.	Fertilizer cannot restore a degraded soil texture.

Note: A manure is absorbed slowly by the plants because it is insoluble in water while the chemicals present in the Fertilizers are soluble in water and due to their solubility in the water they are easily absorbed by the plant.