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  • Green manure: Fast-growing plants that can be used to increase the fertility of the soil. (59)
Latin NameCommon NameUseEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Astragalus sinicusChinese Milk VetchGreen manure31
Azolla filiculoidesAzollaGreen manure00
Brassica junceaBrown MustardGreen manure42
Brassica juncea crispifoliaCurled MustardGreen manure42
Brassica juncea foliosaLeaf MustardGreen manure42
Brassica juncea multicepsGreen In The SnowGreen manure42
Brassica juncea napiformisRoot MustardGreen manure42
Brassica juncea rugosaHead MustardGreen manure42
Brassica juncea tumidaSwollen-Stem MustardGreen manure42
Brassica napusColzaGreen manure32
Brassica napus arvensisColeseedGreen manure32
Brassica nigraBlack MustardGreen manure33
Brassica rapa oleiferaStubble TurnipGreen manure20
Centrosema virginianumButterfly PeaGreen manure00
Fagopyrum esculentumBuckwheatGreen manure33
Galega officinalisGoat's RueGreen manure23
Glycine maxSoya BeanGreen manure42
Guizotia abyssinicaNiger SeedGreen manure31
Helianthus annuusSunflowerGreen manure52
Kummerowia stipulaceaKorean LespedezaGreen manure01
Lablab purpureusHyacinth BeanGreen manure42
Lathyrus sativusChickling PeaGreen manure21
Lolium multiflorumItalian RyegrassGreen manure00
Lotus corniculatusBird's Foot TrefoilGreen manure11
Lupinus albusWhite LupinGreen manure41
Lupinus angustifoliusBlue LupinGreen manure40
Lupinus littoralisSeashore LupineGreen manure20
Lupinus luteusYellow LupinGreen manure30
Lupinus mutabilisPearl LupinGreen manure50
Medicago lupulinaBlack MedickGreen manure21
Medicago polymorphaToothed Bur-CloverGreen manure20
Medicago sativaAlfalfaGreen manure43
Melilotus albusWhite MelilotGreen manure22
Melilotus officinalisMelilotGreen manure23
Ornithopus sativusSerradellaGreen manure00
Phacelia tanacetifoliaFiddleneckGreen manure00
Pisum sativum arvenseField PeaGreen manure32
Psophocarpus tetragonolobusWinged BeanGreen manure30
Raphanus sativusRadishGreen manure43
Raphanus sativus caudatusRat-Tail RadishGreen manure33
Raphanus sativus nigerOriental RadishGreen manure43
Secale cerealeRyeGreen manure41
Silybum marianumMilk ThistleGreen manure35
Sinapis albaWhite MustardGreen manure33
Trifolium incarnatumCrimson CloverGreen manure20
Trifolium pratenseRed CloverGreen manure33
Trifolium repensWhite CloverGreen manure32
Trifolium subterraneumSubterranean CloverGreen manure10
Trigonella foenum-graecumFenugreekGreen manure45
Vicia articulataOne-Flower VetchGreen manure10
Vicia benghalensisPurple VetchGreen manure00
Vicia craccaTufted VetchGreen manure11
Vicia faba equinaHorsebeanGreen manure30
Vicia faba minutaTick BeanGreen manure30
Vicia monanthaHard VetchGreen manure20
Vicia narbonensisFrench VetchGreen manure20
Vicia sativaWinter TaresGreen manure30
Vicia sativa leucospermaWinter TaresGreen manure30
Vicia villosaLarge Russian VetchGreen manure10

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