29 Apr Green Manuring; Boon for Rice farmers
हरी खाद धान के किसानों के लिए वरदान है Every farmer knows how much work goes into the production of a basket of compost and carrying it to the fields. But it never seems that the farm production gives an equal return for the hard work that goes into making and carrying the compost. Green manures are a method of replacing that basket of compost with a handful of seed. In this method, the plants that grow from the handful of seed are ploughed back into the soil. After a while in the soil, the plants rot down to become compost. Plants used in this way are called Green Manures. It's a very good way of increasing the fertility of the soil, and can give huge benefits for farmers. Green manure crops are primarily used in environmentally friendly agricultural practices to reduce the application of chemical fertilizer and herbicide. HOW TO GROW GREEN MANURE CROPS There are basically two ways in which green manures can be used:-1. When land is unused, or fallow between crops;2. While crops are still growing in the fields. 1. Using green manures as fallow When crop land is empty after crops have been harvested, green manure seeds can be sown as thickly as sowing wheat. When the green manure plants are...