<strong>China: Yunnan Qujing city Uses Green Manure improve Soil Sustaining</strong>

Source from:  TobaccoChina Online 12/26/2013

Green manure is a treasure, it can fattening the soil. According to experts introduction, green manure not only rich in organic matters, also contain nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium nutrients and various trace elements. After planting green manure and turned down in the soil, not only can increase soil microbial activity, curb soil borne diseases and eliminate the bad elements in the soil composition, also can make the soil organic matter increased by 0.08% - 0.1%, and reduce soil ph to 0.3 or so, and tobacco leaf production increased by more than 5%.

In recent years, Qujing tobacco planting areas are vigorously promoting green manure planting, improving soil, and promoting tobacco farmers' income, sustaining production of leaf tobacco. Annual green manure planting area reached 700000 mu, and the total planting area accounted to more than 50% of tobacco planting area. Enditem