Human urine is better than urea, according to research in
Nepal.
They found that urine works better than urea when combined
with cattle-manure compost to grow sweet peppers.
Results of the study, published in Scientia Horticulturae,
showed that urine-compost mixtures produced the tallest plants and bore the
most fruit.
A "synergistic effect" was attributed to several
factors including reduced nitrogen loss and enhanced availability of organic
carbon in the soil. "Human urine could be a viable alternative to chemical
fertilisers for sustained crop production," the researchers say.
