Green manure crops:Valuable tools to combat pests and diseases, improve soils and boost nutrient levels

摘要

Green manure crops play an important part in field-crop production and can be used to break up pest and disease life cycles, increase soil fertility and nutrient levels, suppress weed growth and improve soil structure.Green manures can be easily incorporated into a growing system, either field-wide or inter-row. They are particularly useful in tree production, where plants are in place for a number of years and demand access to good levels of soil nutrients. Lifting and selling trees affects soil structure and green manures can help to stabilise these areas.