green manure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgreenandmanure
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green
adjective
uk/ɡriːn/us/ɡriːn/
of a colour between blue and yellow; of the colour ...
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manure
noun[U]
uk/məˈnjʊər/us/məˈnʊr/
solid waste from animals, especially horses, that is spread on the land in order to make plants ...
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(Definition ofgreenandmanurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The incorporation of indigo asgreenmanurecoincided with land preparation for the succeeding rice crop.
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There were strong indications that the carbon:nitrogen ratio in-uenced thegreenmanurepotential of a species more than its ability to produce biomass.
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The fate of nitrogen from incorporated cover crop andgreenmanureresidues.
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Managing crop residue withgreenmanure, urea, and tillage in a rice-wheat rotation.
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Of the 12 hectares in each cotton block, six would be planted in cotton and six with agreenmanurecrop.
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In the last decade, interest ingreenmanure/cover crops has greatly increased.
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However, certain cover crops asgreenmanurehave been shown to improve soil fertility and crop yields3,24,25, as well as suppress plant-parasitic nematodes26-29.
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Mechanization would make green-manuring on a large scale possible because tractor-drawn plows had the capacity to turn over and bury thegreenmanurecrop.
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A split-plot design was chosen with three mineral fertilizer levels as the main factor and 11greenmanurespecies as the sub-factor.
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The sole function of agreenmanurespecies is to enhance soil fertility and improve nutrient cycling.
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In situation (a), a 'high-quality'greenmanurewith fast decomposition and nutrient release is suitable.
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Surprisingly, none of the organizations promotes the use ofgreenmanure.
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With allgreenmanurespecies, grain yields of maize increased with increasing amounts of added mineral fertilizer.
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This is especially needed for low-qualitygreenmanurematerial, where a major fraction of nutrients would be incorporated into stable soil organic matter.
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One alter native was seen in cultivating pasture legumes forgreenmanurepur poses in arable far ming.
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Very few studies have been conducted to explore the potential of banana residue asgreenmanureor as compost.
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In contrast, in situation (b), a 'low-quality'greenmanurewith slow decomposition and nutrient release is more suitable.
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