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Role of green manure in low-input farming in the humid tropics

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: En Publication details: 1988ISBN:
  • 97-104-189
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 91-040913
 In: International Rice Research Inst., Los Banos, Laguna (Philippines). Green manure in rice farming: proceedings. Los Banos, Laguna (Philippines). IRRI. 1988. p. 185-191. (En). Received Nov 198891-040913Summary: Field experiments under humid tropical conditions in Southeastern Nigeria for several years studied N requirement and utilization of upland cropping systems, with and without legumes and with low-input management on acid, low-activity clay soils. Total N utilization over several cropping systems was assessed. Quantities of N removed from the soil and left behind as crop residues after harvest and residual effects of N fertilizers and legumes included in the cropping systems were determined. Sustained food crop production could be obtained at low rates of fertilizer application. Including a green manure crop such as mucuna in the minor season did not
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1 graph; 5 tables; 10 ref. Summary (En)

Field experiments under humid tropical conditions in Southeastern Nigeria for several years studied N requirement and utilization of upland cropping systems, with and without legumes and with low-input management on acid, low-activity clay soils. Total N utilization over several cropping systems was assessed. Quantities of N removed from the soil and left behind as crop residues after harvest and residual effects of N fertilizers and legumes included in the cropping systems were determined. Sustained food crop production could be obtained at low rates of fertilizer application. Including a green manure crop such as mucuna in the minor season did not

English

Role of Green Manure in Rice Farming Systems. Los Banos, Laguna (Philippines). 25-29 May 1987|COMOD

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