Resources Tagged: Nitrogen Fixation

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  1. Faidherbia albida

    2010-07-20 Tony Rinaudo (working with World Vision Australia) responded to the article aboutFaidherbia albidain EDN 107 with helpful comments. “In West Africa, crops growing under a canopy of the nitrogen fixingF. albidatrees produce an extra 2.5 to 3 tons of stalks per hectare and two and a half times the...
    Nitrogen Fixing Trees Nitrogen Fixation Climate Change

  2. Inoculation of Leguminous Crops and Trees

    2008-10-20 When a legume is growing in its native habitat, it is likely that the appropriate bacteria are present in the soil. If nodules are present on the roots, especially along the taproot near the crown, and if the nodules are pink or red inside, then an appropriate bacterial strain is living in the...
    Inoculants Inoculation Legume Nitrogen Fixation

  3. Crop Rotation with Legumes - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Video Legumes are important in crop rotations, because they reduce weeds and enrich the soil by partnering with nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the soil. To be sure your soil has the right bacteria, you can buy an inoculant of Rhizobium bacteria. Rhizobium bacteria can...
    Crop Rotation Sustainable Land M... Nitrogen Fixation Legumes Soil Fertility AccessAgriculture

  4. The Production, Management and Use of Nitrogen Fixing Trees: A manual for field trainers

    1993-01-01 This manual provides basic structure and guidance for all who instruct farmers and land managers on the use of multipurpose trees in various environments and agricultural settings. This material is written primarily for application in agroforestry systems. The curriculum contained here will serve...
    Nitrogen Fixation Tree Farms

  5. Agroforestry Species and Technologies: A Compilation of the Highlights and Factsheets

    Key Resource 2001-10-01 This booklet assembles under one cover the 97 factsheets and highlights published by the Forest, Farm and Community Tree Network (FACT Net) and its predecessor the Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association (NFTA) between 1985 and 1999. These 2 to 4 page bulletins are concise summaries of important...
    Nitrogen Fixation Agroforestry Nitrogen Fixing Trees

  6. Resources to Help with Haiti Disaster Response

    2010-04-01 https://www.echocommunity.org/resources/eb967d93-10ff-4c3d-a238-86ac0382bd68ECHO has considered how our resources can be most helpful in light of the recent devastating earthquake near Port Au Prince, Haiti. Our main strength is in the area of agricultural information relevant to development...
    Nitrogen Fixation Biosand Filter Haiti Disaster Mitigation Water Filters Moringa Cowpea Pigeon Pea Banana Sweet Potato Disaster Water Treatment Earthquake

  7. Effect of Neem Leaf Extract on N-Fixing in Beans

    2009-04-01 In a recent publication of the Journal of Agronomy for Sustainable Development, researchers (Montes-Molina et al) found that the antibacterial properties of neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf extract significantly lower the soil population of the bacterium Rhizobium spp. in plantings of beans...
    Nitrogen Fixation Neem Natural Pesticides Rhyzobia Legume Pesticide

  8. Crotalaria juncea, A Promising Green Manure Crop for the Tropics

    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #3 Crotalaria juncea, or sunn hemp, is a member of the pea family (Fabaceae) grown in many countries as a green manure or forage crop. Originating in South Asia, but with a common cultivar developed in Hawaii, it is a fastgrowing, drought-tolerant and...
    Nitrogen Fixation Legume Cover Crops Green Manures Green Manure Cover... Green Manures and ... Asia

  9. Nitrogen Fixing Trees for Fodder Production: Proceedings of an International Workshop

    Key Resource 1998-01-19 Organized by Forest, Farm, and Community Tree Network (FACT Net), Winrock International, and BAIF Deveopment ResearchFoundation, march 20-25, 1995 Forest, Farm, and Comunity Tree Research Reports-Special issue, 1998 Forty-three individuals representing 18 countries participated in the workshop....
    Fodder Fodder plants Nitrogen Fixation Nitrogen Fixing Trees Tree crops Fodder trees

  10. Nitrogen Fixing Tree Research Reports: Vol. 13, 1995

    Nitrogen Fixing Tree Research Reports provides a forum for short technical reports on research, extension, and production activities involving trees that fix nitrogen. This report is divided into Contributed papers involving several NFT genera and one NFT genus.
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