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Dhaincha green manure
September 6 , 2024
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- The distribution of green manure has commenced under the newly launched Chief Minister’s Mannuyir Kaathu Mannuyir Kaappom (MKMK) Scheme recently.
- The Department of Agriculture is distributing 20 kg of green manure per acre to farmers at 50% subsidy.
- The manure, dhaincha (Thakkai Poondu), typically costs ₹100 in the open market.
- It is available at block-level agriculture extension offices for ₹50.
- Dhaincha can contribute up to eight tonnes of biomass per acre.
- When dhaincha decomposes, it secretes weak organic acids that are highly beneficial to the rice ecosystem.
- In addition to the biomass it provides, the root nodules formed by it fix atmospheric nitrogen.
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