05/22/2019 / By Ralph Flores
A study funded by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research revealed that mung beans (Vigna radiata) could be used to boost soil organic carbon levels in cereal-cereal cropping systems, ensuring their long-term sustainability. The study was published in the Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science.
The researchers concluded that adding summer mung beans in cereal-cereal cropping systems can improve soil organic carbon levels.
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Journal Reference:
Hazra KK, Ghosh PK, Venkatesh MS, Nath CP, Kumar N, Singh M, Singh J, Nadarajan N. IMPROVING SOIL ORGANIC CARBON POOLS THROUGH INCLUSION OF SUMMER MUNGBEAN IN CEREAL-CEREAL CROPPING SYSTEMS IN INDO-GANGETIC PLAIN. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 2018;64(12):1690–1704. DOI: 10.1080/03650340.2018.1451638
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