Ressources Etiqueté: Green Manures

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  1. Success With Velvet Bean in the Republic of Benin

    19/12/1993 Velvet bean,Mucuna pruriens, hasprobably had more impact on farmers lives than any plant distributed from our seedbank.
    Legume Cover Crops Green Manures Velvet Bean

  2. Le niébé : pleins feux sur des variétés à usages multiples

    01/01/2014 légumineuse polyvalente cultivée pour la consommation humaine ainsi que pour améliorer les sols et le fourrage animal. C’est la deuxième légumineuse à grains la plus cultivée en Afrique (National Research Council, 2006). Bien que cette légumineuse soit cultivée partout dans les tropiques, et qu’...
    Cowpea Legume Pulse Tropical Agriculture Green Manures biomass

  3. Tithonia Weed -- A Potential Green Manure Crop

    19/07/1997 Scientists at the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) in Kenya have recently determined that the weedy shrubTithonia diversifoliahas potential as a green manure crop.
    Green Manures Mulch

  4. Principles of Agriculture For The Humid Tropics

    19/11/1997 Principles for increasing organic matter in order to increase soil fertility. Little by little, work in a dozen countries has convinced us that the vast majority of soils can be made highly fertile. How? By using our first principle:maximize organic matter production.
    Roland Bunch Cover Crops Green Manures Mulch

  5. Performance of Jack Bean Seed that ECHO Sent Us.

    19/03/1999 This is a good example of how quickly seeds can multiply. “Of the 8 seeds that were sent 4 were planted in a placewhere sunlight was restricted to about 4 hours a day. These gave very few pods. The 4 others got more sunlight and we got a harvest of 185 seeds so far. We have planted 160 of these...
    Jackbean Legume Cover Crops Green Manures Seeds

  6. Tephrosia Fallow Management in Cameroon

    19/10/1999 Stefan Cherry shares insights from a community in Cameroon where Tephrosia vogelii is an integral part of the farming system.
    Rural Development Cover Crops Green Manures Fallow

  7. Velvet Bean (Mucuna pruriens)

    20/01/2003 In 1997 Milton Flores with CIDICCO in Honduras provided our seedbank with seed for a bush velvet bean that is being grown widely in Brazil. We have grown and distributed this bush velvet bean on a limited scale since that time, and now are offering it to our network.
    Legume Cover Crops Green Manures Seeds Velvet Bean

  8. Nutrient Quantity or Nutrient Access? A New Understanding of How to Maintain Soil Fertility in the Tropics

    20/01/2002 The conventional view of the relationship between soil nutrients and crop productivity in the tropics is leading to both damaging agricultural policies and inefficient and damaging farm-level practices. There is no need to use the huge quantities of chemical fertilizers that are so often...
    Organic Cover Crops Green Manures Acidic Soil Soil Health Plant Nutrition

  9. Dolichos lablab: A Legume that Feeds People, Animals and the Soil

    20/01/2004 The lablab beanLablab purpureus(orDolichos lablab) is a versatile subtropical and tropical nitrogen-fixing legume. It is a multipurpose legume that can be used as a cover crop, providing green manure, erosion control and weed suppression.
    Underutilized Crops Legume Cover Crops Green Manures Seeds

  10. Rice Bean -Vigna umbellata: Another amazing green manure/cover crop

    20/04/2004 Rice bean (Vigna umbellata) is one of the top five most commonly grown green manure/cover crops in the world.
    Legume Cover Crops Green Manures Rice Bean