Ressources Etiqueté: Soil Health

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  1. 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

  2. Terra Preta: the Secret of Rich, Dark Soil in the Amazon

    20/04/2004 Terra preta is very productive soil with long-lasting fertility—unusual in the tropics, where most soils are very weathered, highly acidic, and low in organic matter and essential nutrients. The key to terra preta soils long-term fertility seems to be charcoal; terra preta contains up to 70 times...
    Acidic Soil Fertilizer Soil Health Biochar

  3. A Fresh Look at Life below the Surface

    20/07/2007 This article takes a fresh look at what is going on in the soil, especially in relation to soil organic matter and the organisms it supports; how this life in the soil is impacted by our land care practices; and how it in turn impacts the productivity of our farms.
    Soil Organic Matter Soil Microorganisms Nutrient Retention Nutrient Cycling Beneficial Microo... Earthworms Compost Soil Health Mychorrizal Conservation Agric... Conservation Farming Soil

  4. Vegetative and Agronomic Technologies for Land Husbandry

    01/10/2005 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

  5. Bottle-cap Fertilizer

    01/07/2004 We read an article in Appropriate Technology (Volume 28, No. 3; July/September 2001) about farmers in Niger who used bottle caps to distribute tiny amounts of fertilizer. Despite drought conditions, farmers who used this technique harvested 50 to 100 percent more millet than those who did not.
    Fertilizer Appropriate Techno... Rural Development Soil Health

  6. The Importance of Life in the Soil.

    20/07/2008 CHOfarm manager Danny Blank says that the principles in EDN 96 “revolutionized the way I look at the land and understand the impact agriculture practices have on the overall health of soils.”
    Soil Microorganisms Soil Health Soil Organic Matter

  7. Opciones para Restaurar Los Suelos Infructosos: Capítulo 2 de Opciones para Los Agricultores de Pequeña Escala

    20/01/2017 Esta publicación es el Capítulo 2 de Opciones para los agricultores de pequeña escala es un libro lleno de opciones prácticas para aquellos que trabajan para ayudar a los agricultores a pequeña escala y jardineros urbanos en los trópicos y subtrópicos, muchos que luchan para producir suficiente...
    Soil Health Soil Disturbance Soil Degradation Soil Fertility Soil Soil Nutrients

  8. Options de restauration des sols improductifs: Chapitre 2 du livre Options agricoles pour les agriculteurs de petite echelle

    20/01/2017 Cette publication est le chapitre 2 de livre Options agricoles pour les agriculteurs de petite echelle est un livre rempli d'options pratiques pour ceux qui travaillent pour aider les petits agriculteurs et les jardiniers urbains dans les régions tropicales et subtropicales, dont beaucoup ont du...
    Soil Degradation Soil Health Soil Disturbance Soil Fertility Soil Nutrients

  9. Soil Foodweb

    Founded by Dr. Elaine Ingham in 1996,Soil Foodweb Incis dedicated to changing the way the world grows food and how humans treat the Earth's soils. The Soil Foodweb Approach has been used on over 5 Million acres worldwide to dramatically reduce input costs, increase yields and to sequester soil...
    Soil Health Online Courses

  10. EAN Issue #6

    01/10/2019 Introduction to Soil Structure and Health Acidic Soils of the Tropics Testing and Replenishing your Soils Soil Texturing Flowchart
    Soil Health East Africa