Desirable characteristics for legume green manure crops

Desirable Characteristics of Green Manuring Crops
    1. Multipurpose use.
    2. Short duration, fast growing, high nutrient accumulation ability.
    3. Tolerance to shade, flood, drought and adverse temperatures.
    4. Wide ecological adaptability.
    5. Efficiency in use of water.
    6. Early onset of biological N-fixation.
    7. High N accumulation rates.
    8. Timely release of nutrients.
    9. Photoperiod insensitivity.
    10. High seed production, high seed viability.
    11. Ease in incorporation.
    12. Ability to cross inoculate or responsive to inoculation.
    13. Pest and disease resistance.
    14. High N sinks in underground plant parts.
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