Resources Tagged: Jcb

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  1. Living Fences

    2019-11-21 Session :Living fences can offer an affordable and appropriate solution using existing local resources. A range of possibilities in establishing living fences and the many considerations to find the best match will be explored in his talk. Presenter :Dan Janzen is a Pioneers International...
    JCB Living Fence

  2. Abelmoschus caillei

    Abelmoschus caillei originated and is now grown mostly in West and Central Africawhere it has become an important vegetable crop. This species of okra is particularly popular with subsistence farmers as it can produce a food crop year round, has a higher market value as it is available in the dry...
    JCB Garden Vegetables

  3. Seven Year Lima

    A lima bean variety that originated in Central Americabut has been bred in parts of East Africa and South Africa and is commonly used as a cover crop. If grown along the ground, it produces a 60 cm high mat of foliage that smothers weeds. It can also be trellised for easier seed harvest. The...
    JCB Vegetable Legumes Grain Legumes (Pul...

  4. JCB-RootCrop

    Custom Collection created by JC for Benin.
    JCB

  5. JCB-Vegetables

    Custom Collection created by JC for Benin.
    JCB

  6. FAO - Biochar

    Biochar is the carbonaceous solid product of biomass pyrolysis which can be used as chemical feedstock for various purposes such as energy production, and adsorption of pollutants. In particular, application of biochar to the soil is gaining greater interests, which can reduce fertilizer...
    Carbon Sequestration Crop Yields Soil Health Energy Development Chemical Feedstock FAO Biochar JCB

  7. Jackfruit

    Jackfruit is famous for producing the world's largest tree-borne fruit. Fruits typically weigh between 4.5 to 20 kgs, but have been reported up to 50 kilograms. The trees can grow to 21 m in height. A large portion of the fruit is edible with high nutritional value, fruits can be eaten green as a...
    JCB Fruit Tree Crops Moraceae Artocarpus heterop... Jackfruit

  8. Crop Protection and Seed Saving

    2008-07-20 Topics briefy addressed: Nematode management. Seed inoculants to maximize the ability ofleguminous plants to fix nitrogen. Bean weevils controlled by tumbling the beans. Controlling seed storage conditions. Saving your own vegetable seeds. Neem leaf tea or neem seed oil to discourageinsect...
    Seed Storage Nematodes JCB Onion Seed Saving Neem Green Manures Tephrosia Owls Bean Weevils Seed Inoculants

  9. Habanero Pepper

    Capsicum chinense or bonnet peppers are typically very hot including the hottest peppers in the world according to the Scoville scale. These include the habanero, ghost peppers, and bonnet peppers. ECHO also has a unique “Sweet” Habanero that produces peppers that are not hot, although...
    JCB Garden Vegetables

  10. JCB-Compost

    Custom Collection created by JC for Benin.
    JCB