Green Manures booklet - Institute of Organic Training and Advice
Green Manures booklet - Institute of Organic Training and Advice
Green Manures booklet - Institute of Organic Training and Advice
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CONTENTS<br />
1. INTRODUCTION 3<br />
2. TYPES OF GREEN MANURES 4<br />
2.1. Legumes 5<br />
2.2. Non legumes 9<br />
2.3. Mixtures 13<br />
3. MANAGEMENT OF GREEN MANURES 14<br />
3.1. Fertility management 14<br />
3.2. Seed bed preparation 14<br />
3.3. Sowing techniques 15<br />
3.4. Where to buy seed 15<br />
3.5. Mowing 16<br />
3.6. Incorporation techniques 16<br />
4. THE EFFECTS OF GREEN MANURES 18<br />
4.1. Minimising nitrate leaching 18<br />
4.2. Provision <strong>of</strong> nitrogen to the following crop 19<br />
4.3. Effects on the availability <strong>of</strong> other nutrients 19<br />
4.4. Soil structural improvement 21<br />
4.5. Pest, disease <strong>and</strong> weed control effects 22<br />
5. INTEGRATION OF GREEN MNAURUES INTO THE CROP ROTATION 26<br />
5.1. Nitrogen budgeting <strong>and</strong> the use <strong>of</strong> computer modelling 26<br />
5.2. Economic implications <strong>of</strong> green manure use 27<br />
6. OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION 29<br />
7. REFERENCES 30<br />
8. GLOSSARY OF TERMS 36<br />
The use <strong>of</strong> green manures<br />
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