Republic of the Philippines

UNIVERSITY OF EASTRN PHILIPPINES

University Town, Northern Samar

MODULE 3: LESSON 2

COVER CROPS
& GREEN MANURES
AGRI-FISHERY ARTS 2

JULIUS RYAN L. BALBIN Mrs. LINA B. PEPITO

BTLED IA SECOND YEAR Professor
COVER CROPS
 COVER CROPS

In agriculture, cover crops are plants

that are planted to cover the soil rather
than for the purpose of being harvested.
Cover crops manage soil erosion, soil
fertility, soil quality, water, weeds, pests,
diseases, biodiversity and wildlife in
an agroecosystem.
 COVER CROPS

Cover crops also provide

insulation that keeps the soil cool
in summer and warm in winter.
 EXAMPLE OF COVER CROPS PLANTS

BUCKWHEAT
 EXAMPLE OF COVER CROPS PLANTS

RYE
 EXAMPLE OF COVER CROPS PLANTS

WHEA
T
 EXAMPLE OF COVER CROPS PLANTS

CORN
EXAMPLE OF COVER CROPS PLANTS

BARLE
Y
 EXAMPLE OF COVER CROPS PLANTS

OAT
 BENEFITS OF COVER CROPS

• Soil Health And Fertility

• Nitrogen Enrichment
• Moisture Control
• Reducing Erosion
• Improving soil
• Competing with weeds
• Enhancing nutrient and moisture availability
• Helping control pests
• Reduce costs and increase profits
• Water Infiltration
GREEN MANURES
 GREEN MANURES

Green manure is a term used to

describe specific plant or crop varieties
that are grown and turned into the soil to
improve its overall quality. A green
manure crop can be cut and then
plowed into the soil or simply left in the
ground for an extended period prior to
tilling garden areas.
 GREEN MANURES

Green manure is a cover crop

sown on an agricultural plot in
order to fertilize the soil for the
following crop mainly through the
intake of nitrogen.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COVER CROPS AND GREEN MANURES

The two are actually different, but related,

concepts. The difference between green manure
and cover crops is that cover crops are the actual
plants, while green manure is created when the
green plants are plowed into the soil. Cover crops
are sometimes known as “green manure crops.”
They are planted to improve soil structure,
suppress growth of weeds and protect the soil
from erosion caused by wind and water.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COVER CROPS AND GREEN MANURES

Cover crops also attract beneficial

insects to the garden, thus reducing the
need for chemical pesticides. Green
manure provides similar benefits. Like
cover crops, green manure improves
soil structure and releases important
nutrients back to the soil.
 2 WAYS IN
GREEN MANURES
 GREEN MANURING CAN BE DONE IN TWO WAYS

Green manuring in situ — which involves

the growing of a green manure plant and
incorporating it in the area to be manured.
This is the growing and burying of a green
manure crop in the same field as the one to
be manured.
 GREEN MANURING CAN BE DONE IN TWO WAYS

Green-leaf manuring — which involves the

collection of fresh plants materials like
leaves and twigs from plants growing in the
vicinity, e.g. shrubs, trees, weeds. Consists
of gathering green biomass (tender leaves
and twigs) from nearby location (bunds, field
boundaries) and adding it to the soil.
 EXAMPLE OF GREEN MANURING PLANTS

ANNUAL
RYEGRASS
EXAMPLE OF GREEN MANURING PLANTS

VETCH
 EXAMPLE OF GREEN MANURING PLANTS

CLOVER
EXAMPLE OF GREEN MANURING PLANTS

PEAS
EXAMPLE OF GREEN MANURING PLANTS

WINTER
WHEAT
EXAMPLE OF GREEN MANURING PLANTS

ALFALFA
 BENEFITS OF GREEN MANURES

The growing and turning of green

manure cover crops provides additional
nutrients and organic matter to the soil.
When incorporated into the soil, these
plants break down, eventually releasing
important nutrients, such as nitrogen,
that are necessary for adequate plant
growth.
 BENEFITS OF GREEN MANURES

It also increases soil drainage and water

retention capabilities. In addition to
adding nutrients and organic materials
to the soil, green manure crops can be
grown to scavenge leftover nutrients
following the harvest season. This helps
prevent leaching, soil erosion, and weed
growth.
 ALWAYS REMEMBER…

In COVER CROPS, plants

are being planted to cover
the soil while In GREEN
MANURES, it feeds the soil
not the plants.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
THAT`S ALL MY REPORT ON
MODULE 3 LESSON 2
COVER CROPS AND
GREEN MANURES
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BALBIN, JULIUS RYAN L.
BTLED IA SECOND YEAR