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Define Green manure
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Green manure
Green manure is a kind of manure that is prepared in the field itself to enrich the soil in nitrogen and phosphorous. Green leguminous and non-leguminous plants are mulched by ploughing and then left in the field to decompose by the activity of natural decomposers such as bacteria and fungi. The most commonly used green manure in India is sun hemp, sweet clover, cow-pea, berseem, cluster bean etc.
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