what is green manure crop?name any one one such crop grown in india
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green Alfa buck wheat and clover are examples
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green manure is created by leaving uprooted or sown crop parts to wither on a field so that they serve as a mulch and soil amendment.[1] The plants used for green manure are often cover crops grown primarily for this purpose. Typically, they are ploughed under and incorporated into the soil while green or shortly after flowering. Green manure is commonly associated with organic farming and can play an important role in sustainable annual cropping systems.
Other green manure crops:
Alfalfa, which sends roots deep to bring nutrients to the surface.[note 1]
Buckwheat[note 2] in temperate regions
Cowpea[note 3]
Clover (e.g. annual sweet clover)[note 3]
Fava beans[note 2]
Fenugreek
Lupin
groundnut
Millet[note 2]
Mustard
Phacelia tanacetifolia [9]
Radish such as tillage radish or daikon radish.
Sesbania[note 3]
Sorghum
Soybean[note 3]
Sudangrass[note 2]
Sunn hemp, a legume widely grown throughout the tropics and subtropics
Velvet bean[no
Other green manure crops:
Alfalfa, which sends roots deep to bring nutrients to the surface.[note 1]
Buckwheat[note 2] in temperate regions
Cowpea[note 3]
Clover (e.g. annual sweet clover)[note 3]
Fava beans[note 2]
Fenugreek
Lupin
groundnut
Millet[note 2]
Mustard
Phacelia tanacetifolia [9]
Radish such as tillage radish or daikon radish.
Sesbania[note 3]
Sorghum
Soybean[note 3]
Sudangrass[note 2]
Sunn hemp, a legume widely grown throughout the tropics and subtropics
Velvet bean[no
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