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Name a green manure crop. How does it help in increasing the fertility of the soil?

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A green manure crop is Crotolaria juncea. The plants are leguminous and possess root nodules where, N2 is fixed by Rhizobium bacteria. Therefore, these plants increase the soil fertility by primarily supplying fixed nitrogen and also organic matter and other nutrients

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