FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Compost, like humus, is made of decomposed organic material. Compost usually refers to material created by people from leftover foods and yard waste. Humus usually refers to the natural decay of material such as leaves in the soil’s top layer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hay and straw are among the most widely used organic mulches in organic horticulture.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mulching is the process of covering the topsoil with plant material such as leaves, grass, twigs, crop residues, straw etc. A mulch cover enhances the activity of soil organisms such as earthworms.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is Mulching? The process of covering the open surface of the ground by a layer of some external material is called mulching & the material used for covering is called as ‘Mulch. ‘ Mulching is usually practiced when cultivating commercially important crops, fruit trees, vegetables, flowers, nursery saplings, etc.

Detailed explanation-5: -Compost and mulch are terms often used synonymously. However, there is a big difference between the two and are not to be used the same way. Compost is biologically active material that breaks down from organic matter. Mulch, on the other hand, is any material, organic or inorganic, that covers a given soil surface.