green manure
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
green manure; fertilizer made from fermented plant material
A type of organic fertilizer used to improve soil fertility and structure. It involves plowing young, green plant material (such as legumes, grasses, or cover crops) directly into the soil, where it decomposes. Common in sustainable and organic agriculture.
Nóng农
mín民
cháng常
zài在
dōng冬
jì季
zhòng种
zhí植
sháo苕
zi子
zuò作
wéi为
lǜ绿
féi肥
。
Farmers often plant vetch as green manure in the winter.
Shǐ使
yòng用
lǜ绿
féi肥
kě可
yǐ以
jiǎn减
shǎo少
duì对
huà化
xué学
féi肥
liào料
de的
yī依
lài赖
。
Using green manure can reduce dependence on chemical fertilizers.
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Zhè这
kuài块
tián田
zài在
bō播
zhǒng种
qián前
xiān先
shī施
le了
lǜ绿
féi肥
。
This field had green manure applied before sowing.