Abstract:
A field study conducted at College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar to study the quality and suitability of selected green manure crops for rabi under fertilised conditions indicated that the leaf water content was maximum in dhaincha and lowest in horse gram at 30 DAS and at the time of incorporation during rabi. The N, P and K contents were maximum in sunhemp, horse gram, and cowpea, respectively. The cell wall constituents viz., lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose were maximum in cowpea and minimum in pillipesara. The C:N ratio of the green manure crops was comparable and lower with horse gram and pillipesara while it was high and at par with cowpea and sunhemp. Fertilisation to green manure crops had significantly moderated the leaf water content with higher nitrogen, lignin, cellulose, hemicellulose contents and hence C:N ratios. From the results, sunhemp, cowpea and dhaincha with higher quality were considered suitable for rabi under fertilised conditions.