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quality end products which are cost effective, environmentally safe and enhances crop production. Animal manure composting is an effective method of nutrient enriched stable compounds, decreased mass and water content, supressed weed seeds and pathogens etc. The quality of compost obtained depend upon various factors such as the feedstock, aerobic/ anaerobic decomposition, heavy metal content etc. Therefore, to improve efficiency of composting addition of various additives such as zeolites, biochar, clay minerals, phosphate sources, gypsum, micro-organisms etc. are used for crop production.



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#### **Table 3.**

*Types of soil amendments for oilseed production.*

Soil amendments interacts and modifies soil chemical, physical and biological properties for optimizing oilseed production. However, considerable variability in climate, crop type, management practices, and types of organic amendments significantly impact crop yields. Agronomic evaluation of soil amendments in organic matter supply, plant nutrient availability and soil property modifications determine the potential of amendments in cropping systems. Different sources of soil amendments that can be used for improving oilseed production are explained in **Table 3**.
