Resources Tagged: Cover Crops

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  1. Velvet Bean (Mucuna pruriens)

    2003-01-20 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.
    Velvet Bean Legume Cover Crops Green Manures Seeds

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

    2002-01-20 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

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

    2004-01-20 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

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

    2004-04-20 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

  5. Vegetative and Agronomic Technologies for Land Husbandry

    2005-10-01 One of the most important things a farmer can do for his farm is to prevent soil erosion. One way to do so is by keeping soil covered, especially during the rainy season. Vegetative cover and high levels of soil organic matter are key. Below is a brief description of several vegetative or...
    Green Manures and ... Green Manures Contour Farming Improved Fallow Soil Health Organic Matter Fallow Cover Crops

  6. Tithonia and Lantana–An update

    2005-01-20 These non-leguminous species were used as mulches by ICRAF researchers to increase maize yields. Leaves of both species contain up to 3 percent nitrogen. Surprisingly phosphorus also is found in high quantities in the leaves of these hedgerow weeds.
    Cover Crops Green Manures Mulch

  7. The Rise of Pigeon Peas in Importance - Navigating the Value Chain

    Pigeon pea is an important green manure-cover crop with multiple agronomic and market impacts for small farmers, and fits ideally in a conservation agriculture system. Presenter : Said Silim has recently retired from a distinguished career in international development from ICRISAT, and helped to...
    Pigeon Pea Green Manures and ... Green Manures Cover Crops Value Chains Conservation Agric... Smallholder Farm Smallholder East Africa

  8. Green Manure Cover Crops in Conservation Agriculture

    Cover crops play a key role in sustainable agriculture by providing sustainable sources of nutrients as well as protective soil cover to minimize erosion and reduce moisture stresses. Examples of successful cover cropping systems in East Africa will be illustrated as well as constraints and...
    Cover Crops Green Manures and ... Green Manures GMCC Sustainable Agricu... Conservation Agric... East Africa

  9. Cover Crops Lessons Learned

    2015-02-03
    Cover Crops East Africa

  10. Bush Velvet Bean

    Bush forms of Mucuna pruriens grow rapidly, but have a more compact growth habit than vining types. The leaves are large and trifoliate with lateral leaflets 7–15 cm long, 5–12 cm wide. Flowers are light purple or white, resulting in pods 4-13 cm in length. Wild forms of M. pruriens have pods...
    Green Manures Green Manure Cover... Cover Crops Green Manures and ... Mucuna Velvet Bean