In a comparative study it was observed that the dry matter production of one year old Pueraria pbaseoloides Benth was higher than that of Mucuna bracteata D.C. of the same age. From the second year onwards the dry matter production was higher for M. bracteata. Dry matter production was the maximum in the second year for both P. phaseoloides (5.46 t/ha) and M bracteata (7.62 t/ha), The N, P, K, Ca and Mg contents of P. pbaseoloides was 174.17, 13.08, 103.84, 65.35 and 18.03 kg/ha respectively while it was 236.21, 15.21, 79.08, 55.71 and 14.57 kg/ ha respectively for M. bracteata.
Biomass, Cover crop, Hevea brasiliensis, Mucuna bracteata, Nutrient, Pueraria phaseoloides