Cover Crops Are Beneficial For Soil, If Managed Efficiently
Cover crops help in managing soil erosion, improve soil quality, increase water infiltration, and in controlling weeds and pests.
Representational Image Mar 06, 2021
Cover crops, also called green manure, provides a natural way to replenish farm soil, reduce energy use and provide cattle fodder.
These crops help in managing soil erosion, improve soil quality, increase water infiltration, and in controlling weeds and pests.
It adds fertility to the soil using biological nitrogen fixation, thus avoiding use of chemical fertilisers.
Not only in large plots of land, but cover crops are also becoming popular among people who like growing food in their kitchen garden.