Green leaf manuring and green manuring

Abstract

The terms "Green Leaf Manuring" and "Green Manuring" convey technically different meanings, though the ultimate object is the same in both cases. The practice of lopping green leaves from trees like Pungam, Neem etc., and applying them to paddy fields is called "Green Leaf Manuring." When crops like Pillipesra, Daincha, Sunnhemp, Indigo and Wild Indigo (Kolinji or Vempali) are raised in a field for ploughing in, it is termed "Green Manuring." Experiments conducted both in this Province and eisewnere nave definitely proved that application of green leaf to paddy fields is beneficial and the yield thereby can be increased by 10-15 per cent (i.e., one to two bags of paddy per acro). The quantity normally recommended for application is about 5,000 lb. (roughly four cart loads) per acre. This should be applied in addition to cattle manure, oil cakes or chemical manures.