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What is Soil Fertilization? - Chemical Fertilizer and Organic Fertilizer

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In agribusiness, the use of fertilizers has increased in the last few years to achieve higher crop yields. But where it is important to know the proper use of fertilizer and where it should be environmentally friendly. "Fertilization means you are adding something (fertilizer) to the soil to make it more fertile. Chemicals or even manure can be used as fertilizer."   What are the Fertilizer?   Fertilizers are chemical substances that are used to increase crop productivity. It used to maintain the level of essential nutrients in the soil including nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. All these nutrients play an important role to enhance the water retention capacity of the soil and also increase its fertility.   Types of fertilizer ?   The material that is applied to soil or sprayed on the crops to provide the essential nutrient for crops. Based on their ingredient and chemical properties, fertilizers are classified into two categories such as inorganic and