AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-1995

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    Which one of the following plant is most commonly used as green manure?

    A)  Dalbergia sissoo  

    B)  Polyaithea

    C)  Sesbania aculeate

    D)  none of these.

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    : In preparing green manure a quick growing crop is cultivated and plough hard under to incorporate it into soil. This crop supplies organic matter and additional nitrogen and also exercises a protective action against erosion and leaching. It increases crop yield up to 30-50%. Following plants are used as green manures - Crotolaria juncea (Sunn hemp), Sesbania aculeate (Dhaincha), Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (Cluster bean), Melilotus parviflora (Senji), Trifolium alexandnnum (Berseem), Lens esculenta (Lentil), Medicago sativum (Leucerine).


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