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    The document discusses popular green manure and cover crops for fields in India such as sunn hemp, cowpea, and others. It also discusses alfalfa (lucerne), which is grown as a high-protein livestock feed and can be intercropped, and recommends the Anand2 variety. While clover is not common, alfalfa is very expensive to use solely as a cover crop.

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    The document discusses popular green manure and cover crops for fields in India such as sunn hemp, cowpea, and others. It also discusses alfalfa (lucerne), which is grown as a high-protein livestock feed and can be intercropped, and recommends the Anand2 variety. While clover is not common, alfalfa is very expensive to use solely as a cover crop.

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    The document discusses popular green manure and cover crops for fields in India such as sunn hemp, cowpea, and others. It also discusses alfalfa (lucerne), which is grown as a high-protein livestock feed and can be intercropped, and recommends the Anand2 variety. While clover is not common, alfalfa is very expensive to use solely as a cover crop.

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    Hi Shiv, Here is the list of most popular green manure or cover crops.

    Janumu (Sunn Hemp) Jillugu Allasandha (Cow Pea) Pessallu Jillugu better suited for paddy fields and rest can be used in all kind of fields. Of all these Jannumu gives you more organic material and has most vigorous growth.Can also be used as fodder for cattle when dried and stored. -Hari

    Thanks hari. Appreciate the info. Would anyone know of clover or alfalfa? Shiv
    Alfalfa is called as Lucerne which is rich in protein growing for feeding livestock. It has to grow as single crop to get good yield. It can also planted as inter crop along with any other monocots. It is advisable to grow lucerne to increase good body growth and milk yield in the animals. Anand2 is performing good in south India. Clover is not popular here in India.
    Logged SWAMY dns1807@live.in,dns1807@yahoo.com-7760524158-8123019678

    Swamiji, this is very expensive, around 500+ per kilo when i bought last year, unless you need it for specific reason, i wouldn't suggest this just a cover crop. Do you have different take on this?

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