Definition
Items of material inputs used in palay production during the last completed cropping period
Seeds - may either purchased, own produced or received from others.
Fertilizer - refers to any substance, solid or liquid, inorganic or organic, natural or synthetic, single or combination or materials that is applied to the soil or on the plant to provide one or more of the essential elements and to improve plant growth, yield or quality, or for producing a chemical change in the soil which will contribute to the improvement of plant nutrition and growth.
Organic Fertilizer - refers to any product whose basic ingredients are of plant and/or animal origin that has been decomposed biologically, chemically, or through any process that makes the original materials no longer recognizable or to be soil-like in texture, which can supply nutrients to plants.
Inorganic Fertilizer - refers to any fertilizer product whose properties are determined predominantly by its content of mineral matter or synthetic chemical compounds. Also, any chemical compound, in liquid or solid form, which contains concentrated amounts of at least one among: nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium.
Soil Ameliorants (specify) - refers to certain elements placed or mixed into the soil as zinc sulfate to replenish depleted soil nutrients for better plant growth.
Pesticides - refers to chemicals used to control/eradicate insects, pests and weeds.
Insecticides - a compound used to control insect pests.
Herbicides/Weedicides - refers to a compound used to control weeds or unwanted plants. In terms of timing of application, herbicides are broadly classified as pre-emergence and post-emergence herbicides, referring to the stage of growth of weeds.
Fungicides (specify) - refers to a compound used to control fungus or fungal organisms.
Rodenticides (specify) - refers to chemical used to control pests like rodents or rats.
Molluscicides (specify) - refers to a chemical intended to control and destroy pest shells.