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| Name |
P Subbiah, |
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| District |
Dindigul |
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| State |
Tamil Nadu |
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| Title |
Human hair as a fertilizer |
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| Details |
Waste hairs can be collected and applied to vegetable, fruit and ornamental crops to increase the yield. A round pit is dug around the plant or tree and the hairs are dumped in. For ornamental plants, 1/2 kg of hairs are to be used and for fruit trees, one kg. In the case of fruit trees, application is to be done one month after planting and also 45 days before fruiting. The hairs are dispersed during the last plough for vegetables like tomato and brinjal. |
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| Volume No. |
Honey Bee, 9(2):7, 1998 |
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| Sout |
M Sathavu (Nam Vazhi Velanmai: Tamil Version of Honeybee,Edi:P. Vivekanandan) |
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| Call Number |
9204 |
