Optimizing legume green manure applications for enhanced forage sorghum-sudangrass performance and soil property improvements.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Legume-based green manuring is an environmentally sustainable and economically viable approach that enhances soil fertility by improving organic matter content, facilitating biological nitrogen fixation, and stimulating microbial activity. These benefits collectively reduce reliance on mineral fertilizers, which are associated with environmental degradation. While the soil-enhancing properties of legumes are well-established, limited information is available regarding how the timing of green manure incorporation affects the growth performance and forage quality of subsequent crops. This study aimed to assess the effects of incorporating different legume species at various phenological stages on the growth, yield, and forage quality of sorghum × sudangrass under Mediterra

SUBMITTER: Kara E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12499566 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature