Dual cropping of rice (Oryza sativa) and green manure crops - A cost effective management alternative for direct seeded semi-dry system of rice cultivation

Field experiments were conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Mannuthy during 2004 and 2005 to fine tune the technology of dual culturing of rice (Oryza sativa) and green manure crops to ensure the supply of required quantity of organic manure to dry seeded rice in a cost effective manner. Two green manure crops viz., horse gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam) Verdc) and cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] sown along with rice were...