Types of Green Manuring

Types of Green Manuring
    1. Green manuring In-Situ
      • Any crop or palnt (generally leguminous) grown and ploughed in situ is called green manuring in situ.
      • E.g.: Sesbania (Sesbania speciosa), Dhaindia (Sesbania aculeate), Sunhemp (Crotolaria juncea), Phillipesara (Phaseolus trilobus), Cowpea (Vigna anguiculata), Green gram/Mungbean (Vigna radiata), Black gram (Vigna mungo), Berseem (Trifolium alexandrium) etc.
    2. Green Leaf Manuring
      • Consists of gathering green biomass (tender leaves and twigs) from nearby location (bunds, field boundaries) and adding it to the soil.
      • E.g.: Cassia auriculata, Neem (Azadiracta indica), Glyricidia (Glyricidia maculate), Leucaena leucocephala, Cassia tora, Tephrosia purpurea, Vitex nigundo, Karanj (Pongamia glabra), Calotropis (Calotropis gigantea) etc,.
    3. Green manures Green Leaf Manures
      • E.g.-Dhaincha, Sunhemp, Glyricidia, Cassia, Green gram, Cowpea, Soybeam Pongamia glabra, Subabul.
    4. Green manure Green Leaf Manure
      • E.g. Sunflower, Sesbania, Calotropis, Adathoda, Buck wheat, Desmodium thespesia, Centroseme, Crotolaria
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