Resources Tagged: Green Manures

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  1. Green Manure Publication

    1990-01-01 This report summarizes aspects of several experiments at the Centro de Pesquisa Agropecuaria do Cerrado at Planaltina, Brazil where green manure legumes were evaluated as sources of nitrogen for succeeding nonlegume crops. 50 pages, illustrations
    Green Manure Cover... Green Manures

  2. FM 2003 LEISA Magazine Vol 19 #4

    2003-12-20 Little bugs, big problems Nitrogen fixation on a national scale From soil erosion to soil quality Healing the earth - an Ethiopian story Understanding traditional terracin Adoption of green manure and cover crops Kick-starting legumes Bioremediation: decontaminating polluted soils Using weed to...
    Nitrogen Fixation Green Manure Cover... Legumes Fodder trees Green Manures Weed Control Shelter

  3. FM 1992 ILEIA Newsletter Vol 8 #4

    1992-12-19 Erosion saves work Industrious insects Playing with family labour Fossil energy Green manures Cover crops Ecological agriculture
    Soil Erosion Useful Insects Green Manures Cover Crops

  4. FM 1997 LEISA Magazine Vol 13 #3

    1997-10-19 Rebuilding lost soil fertility A tool for quantitative farm analysis Intensification of swidden agriculture in the Philippines Poor soils need organic matter Indigenous green manure in Nepal New Kekulam Recycling household waste in Egypt Biomass transfer
    Soil Fertility Swidden Agriculture Green Manures Recycling Philippines Waste Recyling Organic Matter Green Manure Crops Nepal

  5. FM 2008 LESIA Magazine Vol 24 #2

    2008-06-20 Optimising nutrient cycles with trees in pasture fields Talking soil science with farmers Soil quality fand farm profitability Cover crops do it all Green manures Micro-organisms Feeding and watering the soil to increase food production Soil rehabilitation starts with more efficient cookstoves...
    Green Manures Cover Crops Night Soil Soil science Tanzania

  6. FAO - Cross-Slope Barriers

    Cross-slope barriers are measures on sloping lands in the form of earth or soil bunds, stone lines, and / or vegetative strips for reducing runoff velocity and soil loss, thereby contributing to soil, water and nutrient conservation. This is achieved by reducing steepness and / or length of...
    Fanya juu Terracing FAO Sustainable Land M... Vegetation Stone Bunds Earth Bunds Soil Fertility Green Manure Cover... Green Manures Cover Crops

  7. 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 Green Manures and ... Green Manure Cover... Green Manures Cover Crops Legume Asia

  8. Green Manure Crops

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    1985-01-01 Green manure crops are crops that are [often times in North America] grown to be turned under to increase soil fertility. Leguminous green manure crops ( i.e., those which can make nitrogen fertilizers from atmospheric nitrogen) can offer small-scale Third World farmers a tremendous number of...
    Green Manures and ... Green Manure Cover... Green Manures Cover Crops Mucuna Jackbean Soil Fertility Conservation Agric... Mulch

  9. Cover Crop Gardening: Soil Enrichment With Green Manures

    1977-01-01 Green manuring – the growing and turning under of cover crops to fertilize and improve your soil – is one of the best things you can do for your garden. This practice eliminates the need for chemical fertilizers and nitrogen, helps unlock nutrients in the soil, cuts down on weeds, increases the...
    Cover Crop Gardening Green Manures

  10. Green Manures & Other Forms of Soil Improvements in the Tropics

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    Cover Crops Green Manures Green Manure Cover...