Green Manure Crops

Green Manure Crops

    Green manure crops are those crops which are used for incorporating their plant tissues into thesoil for improving the soil productivity.
    Fig: Classification of Green Manure Crops.
In-Situ Green Manure Crops
Green manure crops are grown and incorporated in to the soil of the same field inwhich it is grown.

Leguminous green manurecrops
1. Sunnhemp : Crotalaria juncea
2. Daincha :Sesbaniaaculeata
3. Sesbania : Sesbaniaspeciosa
4. Indigo : Indigoferatinctoria
5. Wild Indigo : Tephrosiapurpurea
6. Cow pea : Vignaunguiculata/V. sinensis
7. Green gram/Mung : Phaseolusaureus/Vignaradiata
8. Black gram/Urd : Phaseolusmungo/Vignamungo
9. Horse gram : Macrotylomauniflorum
10. Cluster bean/Guar : Cyamopsistetragonaloba
11. Berseem : Trifoliumalexandrium

Non-leguminous green manurecrops
Crops like maize,jowar,barley and oats can be used as green manure crops.

Ex-situGreen Manure Crops/Green Leaf Manure Crops
Green leaves are collected from all the available sources and incorporating them in the soil.
1. Glyrcidia : Glyrcidiamaculata
2. Subabul : Leucaenaleucocephala
3. Agase : Sesbaniagrandiflora
4. Pongamia : Pongamia glabra
5. Eupatorium :Chromolaenaodorata
6. Neem : Meliaazadiracta
7. Cassia : Cassia siamea
8. Ipomea : Ipomoea carnea
9. Yekka : Calotropisgigantia


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