Crotalaria juncea is a multipurpose tropical and subtropical legume grown in many countries, mainly for its high quality fibre. The crop is grown for green manure, as a soil improver and as a disease break in cereal or other crop rotations .
Environmentaal Impact and works :
- It can be useful as an intercropping species, in cereal fields or for other cash crop
- can suppress weeds thanks to the shade made by its dense canopy
- Weed Control
- N-fixing legume and soil improver
- potential to improve soil properties, to build organic matter and sequester carbon in the soil. It can be used for soil reclamation.
- It can improve soil properties, reduce soil erosion, conserve soil water, and recycle plant nutrients
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