• Indian soils being very poor in organic matter and major plant nutrients, • Addition of regular doses of organic manures in requisite quantities can help restoration of soil health and also compensate the loss of basic nutrients of every year from soil due to uptake of plants. • Use of organic manure is extremely essential for better plant productivity and maintaining the fertility of soil to ensure sustainable production. 4 Need for deoiled seed cakes as Organic Manure

Deoiled cakes are the by-products of oil seed crops or trees. • After oil is extracted from oil seeds, the remaining solid portion is called deoiled cakes. • It is widely used as animal feed or organic manure. • Oil cakes are the important and quick acting organic nitrogenous manure. Deoiled cakes