Benefits and Costs of Using Perennial Peanut as Living Mulch for Fruit Trees in Hawaii

 2009/01/01
Abstract  - To help Hawaii growers make management decisions about the use of a living mulch, this publication describes experiments conducted to study the effects of perennial peanut planting method and density on (1) groundcover canopy development, (2) selected indicators of soil quality, (3) fruit tree nutrient status, and (4) the cost of establishing the living mulch.