Editing Green manure (section)

==Crops==
Many green manures are planted in autumn or winter to cover the ground before spring or summer sowing.<ref name="mofga">{{cite web| title=Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association| url=http://www.mofga.org/portals/2/Fact%20Sheets/FS%2010%20Green%20Manures%20web.pdf| website=mofga.org| date=November 2007| access-date=2015-02-27| archive-date=2015-03-21| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321211015/http://www.mofga.org/Portals/2/Fact%20Sheets/FS%2010%20Green%20Manures%20web.pdf| url-status=dead}}</ref>

* [[Alfalfa]], which sends roots deep to bring nutrients to the surface.{{#tag:ref|This is one of many [[legume]]s that may be used as a green manure crop.<ref name="Sullivan"/>|group=note|name=legume}}
* [[Buckwheat]]{{#tag:ref|This is one of many non-legumes that may be used as a green manure crop.<ref name="Sullivan">{{cite web |author1=Sullivan, Preston |date=July 2003 |title=Overview of Cover Crops and Green Manures: Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture |url=https://attra.ncat.org/publication/overview-of-cover-crops-and-green-manures/ |publisher=ATTRA}}</ref>|group=note|name=non_legume}}  in temperate regions
* [[Cowpea]]<ref group="note" name="legume"/>
* [[Clover]] (e.g. annual [[sweet clover]])<ref group="note" name="legume"/>
* [[Fava beans]]<ref group="note" name="legume"/>
* [[Fenugreek]]
*Ferns of the genus ''[[Azolla]]'' have been used as a green manure in southeast [[Asia]].
* [[Lupin]]
* [[Millet]]<ref group="note" name="non_legume"/>
* [[Mustard plant|Mustard]]
* [[Peanut]]
* ''[[Phacelia tanacetifolia]]''<ref name="RHS" />
* [[Radish]] such as tillage radish or daikon radish.
* [[Sesbania]]<ref group="note" name="legume"/>
* [[Sorghum]]
* [[Soybean]]<ref group="note" name="legume"/>
* [[Sudangrass]]<ref group="note" name="non_legume"/>
* [[Sunn hemp]], a legume widely grown throughout the tropics and subtropics
* Velvet bean<ref group="note" name="legume"/> (''[[Mucuna pruriens]]''), common in the southern US during the early part of the 20th century, before being replaced by soybeans, popular today in most tropical countries, especially in Central America, where it is the main green manure used in slash/mulch farming practices
* Vetch (''[[Vicia sativa]]'', ''[[Vicia villosa]]'')<ref group="note" name="legume"/><ref>{{Cite news
| last = Philpott
| first = Tom
| title = One Weird Trick to Fix Farms Forever
| work = Mother Jones
| access-date = 2014-03-14
| date = 2013-09-09
| url = https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/09/cover-crops-no-till-david-brandt-farms
}}</ref>
* [[Vicia faba|Winter field bean]]<ref name="RHS">{{cite web|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/soil-composts-mulches/green-manures|publisher=Royal Horticultural Society|access-date=18 October 2022|title=Green Manures}}</ref>
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This is one of many [[legumes]] that may be used as a green manure crop.
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