Resources Tagged: Legumes

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  1. Tropical Legumes for Sustained Cropping on Marginal Soils

    Through generous support from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, ECHO completed a five-year (2010-2015) research project in Limpopo Province of South Africa. The central question addressed was “How can smallscale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa continue to produce food with limited resources for...
    Legumes Tropical legumes Depleted Soils Sustainability GMCC Intercropping

  2. BPN #7 - Selecting Legumes as Green Manure/Cover Crops

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    2017-05-26 By integrating legumes into cropping systems, small-scale farmers in low-resource settings can invest in the long-term health and resilience of their soils. Success or failure depends largely on choosing the right legume(s). With that in mind, this document presents insights on legume selection...
    Green Manures Green Manure Cover... Green Manures and ... Cover Crops Legume Legumes Tropical legumes Lablab Mucuna Intercropping

  3. Productivity of Moringa oleifera augmented with intercropped tropical legumes

    Authors: T.N. Motis, J.M. Longfellow, A.D. Jani, B.J. Lingbeek, C.J. D'Aiuto, J.C.J. Bergen Keywords: Moringa oleifera, intercropping, legumes,Vigna unguiculata,Canivalia ensiformis,Cajanus cajan,Lablab purpureus, alley cropping DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2017.1158.11 Abstract: In Limpopo Province...
    Moringa oleifera Intercropping Legumes Vigna unguiculata Canivalia Ensiformis Cajanus cajan Lablab purpureus Alley Cropping

  4. The Role of Legume Crops in Sustainable Agriculture: Prospects for SE Asian Uplands

    2017-10-05
    Tropical legumes Legumes Sustainable Agricu... Asia

  5. Utilization of sugar cane with legumes as a voluminous bulk feed for milk production

    Abstract, Researchgate, 1998 The effect of including a legume in sugarcane forage on milk yield was examined in 12 Holstein * zebu cows. Legumes were distributed in a switch-back design in the following treatments: sugarcane (A), sugarcane + urea (B) and sugarcane + Macroptilium atropurpureum cv....
    Legumes Milk Production Sugarcane Latin America and ...

  6. Intercropping Maize With Legumes for Sustainable Highland Maize Production

    Abstract, 2018, Mountain Research and Development Residue burning to prepare soil for maize growing deprives the soil of both protective cover and organic matter, and it exacerbates environmental issues such as Southeast Asia's haze problem. This paper reports on a study that evaluated the...
    Journal Maize Highland Farming Legumes Asia

  7. The Legume-Rhizobium Symbiosis: Evaluation, Selection, and Agronomic Management

    1988-01-01 The objective of this Unit is to present the relevant concepts, methods and strategies required to evaluate nitrogen fixation in legume selection programs. Various stages and types of experiements, and the treatments required to evaluate the legume-rhizobium symbiosis are defined. Procedures for...
    Nitrogen Fixation Legumes Rhizobium Agronomy Rhizobia