Neem coated urea

Q.  Which of the following is/are true about neem coated urea?

1) Neem coated urea is not fit for industrial use
2) Neem coated urea releases nitrogen quickly to the plants.
- Published on 20 May 16

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER: Only 1
 
  • Government has already decided in January to allow urea producers to produce neem coated urea upto 100 percent of production and making it mandatory to produce a minimum of 75 percent of domestic urea as neem coated, so that farmers are benefitted.
  • Neem coated urea is required less in quantity with same plot size and gives higher crop yields.
  • Underground water contamination due to leaching of urea also gets reduced with neem coating since nitrogen in the neem coated urea gets released to plants very slowly.
  • Neem coated urea is not fit for industrial use, so chances of its illegal diversion to industries will also be lesser.

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