Ressources Etiqueté: Mulch

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  1. FM 2012 Farming Matters Vol 28 #1

    20/03/2012 Insect conservation Agrobiodiversity@knowledged Managing for higher yields Insect conservation in the UK Insects, farmers and farm management Mulch, a home for insects All you need to know about bees Zambia: abuzz with bees A farmer-driven program to reinforce advocacy capacity
    Bees Insects Agrobiodiversity Mulch

  2. The Amazing Effects of Rice Straw

    01/01/2010 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #4 Does rice straw have any value? Looking at the practices of most farmers, it seems not! The burning of rice straw is a common sight during the harvest period in many parts of Asia. Yet a number of farmers think otherwise. One of them is Isidro Prado from...
    Organic Mulch Rice Soil Fertility Soil Remediation Asia

  3. Green Manure Crops

    Ressource principale
    01/01/1985 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

  4. Agriculture de conservation

    Ressource principale
    28/09/2016 Les agriculteurs dans de nombreuses régions du monde, en raison de la croissance de la population humaine, n’ont guère d’autre choix que de cultiver leurs terres en permanence, ne disposant pas suffisamment de ressources pour remplacer les éléments nutritifs retirés par chaque culture successive....
    Conservation Agric... Mulch Soil Conservation Plant Diversity Crop Diversity Soil Disturbance Soil Fertility Soil Remediation Soil Erosion

  5. Dryland Techniques and Mulches

    19/10/1996 Zai Holes Harness Termites to Increase Crop Yields Grass Mulch: An Innovative Way of Gardening in the Dry Tropics Colored Plastic Mulches Thick Mulch for No-Till Gardens Rice Hull Mulch
    Mulch Zai Hole Zai Pit

  6. Horticultural Myths - Washington State University

    Short summaries dealing with myths pertaining to horticultural practices : Fertilizers How Plants Work Maintaining Trees and Shrubs Mulches Pesticides (including Compost Tea) Planting Techniques Scientific Literacy Soil Amendments
    Mulch Foliar Compost Tea Coffee Grounds

  7. Colored Plastic Mulches

    19/01/1996 Colored Plastic Mulcheshave been found toimprove yields and fruit quality in some vegetable crops.
    Mulch Plastic Vegetable

  8. Cowpea: Living Mulch under Maize

    20/04/2014 EDN 122 highlighted multi-purpose cowpea varieties with spreading vines that cover the soil. Below is an ECHO research update from South Africa relating our experience so far with a spreading cowpea variety intercropped with maize grown in a Foundations for Farming (FFF) system. “Living carpet”...
    Legume Cover Crops Green Manures and ... Mulch Cowpea Nutrient Retention Soil Moisture

  9. 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

  10. 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