Green Manure Crops
Green manure crops are those crops which are used for incorporating their plant tissues into thesoil for improving the soil productivity.
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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