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green manure

noun

Agriculture.
  1. a crop of growing plants, as clover and other nitrogen-fixing plants, plowed under to enrich the soil.
  2. manure that has not undergone decay.


green manure

noun

  1. a growing crop that is ploughed under to enrich the soil
  2. manure that has not yet decomposed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

green manure

  1. A growing crop, such as clover or grass, that is plowed under the soil to improve fertility. Green manure can also reduce erosion and, if the crop is leguminous, add nitrogen to the soil.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of green manure1

First recorded in 1835–45
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"Other species of azolla have been used across the world for several thousand years as a livestock feed and as 'green manure' to fertilize crops because of the plant's ability to fix nitrogen," Jacobson said.

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This “green manure†will be scattered under Huarache’s 200 fruit trees, reducing the amount of water the trees need from 7 feet a month to less than a foot.

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Composting is great for boosting soil fertility, and many organic farmers use cover crops, or green manures, to improve their soil structure and fertility.

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But he feared there was not enough green manure to replace mineral fertilisers and that using a "muck spreader" would destroy his crops.

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Cover crops, also called green manure, include grains such as winter oats and cereal rye.

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