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Green manure cultivation affects soil productivity and nutrient conservation in paddy soil at winter season. This study was to evaluate nitrogen behavior released from chinese milk vetch (CMV) as green manure by using stable 15 N trace during rice cultivation. The CMV used in the experiment was 29.9 of C/N ratio and 14.1 g N kg -1 ( 15 N 0.388 atom % excess) and was applied at rates of 10 and 30 Mg ha -1 in pot of 1/2000a size. Rice growth and N uptake increased with higher levels of CMV application at harvesting stage. Among total N uptake, 14.6 and 26.8 % of nitrogen was released respectively from the two different rates of CMV application. Stable 15 N recovery by rice biomass was 60%, 54% to the 15 N input, respectively, of CMV application, which decreased in order of grain, root, and straw of rice biomass. Total N content in the soil after rice harvest was 1.9 and 2.1 g N kg -1 , respectively, with increasing N input by the different rates of CMV application and the rate of 15 N recovery derived from CMV in the soil was 3.8 and 4.8 %, respectively. N input by CMV application induced rice growth and productivity during rice cultivation. However, it might need proper managements to reduce N loss because about 36-41 % of nitrogen was lost from N input by CMV application.