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Green Manuring and Its Role in Soil Health Management

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Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 59))

Abstract

The recent advancement in technology has undoubtedly improved the agriculture in overcoming many constraints which earlier led to loss in the crop yields. But many of these improvements include use of chemicals in the form of fertilizers and pesticides and therefore have led to further problems of reduced C/N ratio, low microbial diversity and less organic matter per unit area. These all have resulted in degradation of soil quality and fertility. Therefore, present chapter discusses the role of green manure (GM) on the expansion of the soil nitrogen source, the mobilization of soil phosphorus and the improvement of soil organic matter contain in soil. Another part of the chapter deals with the kinds of green manure crops cultivated and its propter utilization for sustainable agricultural practices. In future, we propose holistic system and precise agricultural practices to better deal with constrain encountered by farmer during adaptation of GM-based cropping system.

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The authors wish to thank financial contributions from Lovely Professional University India. We thank Chancellor, Shri. Ashok Mital, for providing the necessary infrastructure for carrying out the research work.

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  3. Department of Soil Science, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, India

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Kumar, S., Samiksha, Sukul, P. (2020). Green Manuring and Its Role in Soil Health Management. In: Giri, B., Varma, A. (eds) Soil Health. Soil Biology, vol 59. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44364-1_13

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