AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-1996

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

    A)  Crotalaria juncea

    B)  Dalbergia

    C)  Cassia           

    D)  Acacia.

    Correct Answer: A

    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 excercises 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 parvi flora (senji), Trifolium alexandrinum (berseem). Lens esctdenta (lentil), Medicago sativum (leucerine).


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