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Note on effects of a Mucuna pruriens var. utilis crop on the growth of maize (Zea mays) on an acid ultisol in southeastern Nigeria
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Sowing Mucuna pruriens var.About:
This article is published in Field Crops Research.The article was published on 1996-10-01. It has received 11 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mucuna pruriens & Mucuna.read more
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Simulating response of maize to previous velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens) crop and nitrogen fertiliser in Malawi
TL;DR: In this paper, a velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens L.) module for the agricultural production systems simulator (APSIM) was developed in order to assess the nitrogen (N) and yield benefits of velvet bean green manure crops, when grown in rotation with maize in small holder situations in Malawi.
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On-farm experiments with maize-mucuna systems in the Los Tuxtlas region of Veracruz, México. I. Mucuna biomass and maize grain yield
TL;DR: Climatic constraints make second- season maize production risky and yield increases due to mucuna are low in absolute terms, perhaps not offsetting labour costs or loss of first-season maize (Mp/Zm).
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Potential use of cover crops for soil and water conservation, nutrient management, and climate change adaptation across the tropics
Jorge A. Delgado,Víctor Hugo Barrera Mosquera,Jeffrey Alwang,Alexis Villacis-Aveiga,Yamil E. Cartagena Ayala,Donna Neer,Carlos Monar,Luis Orlando Escudero López +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the use of cover crops and ranked the different ways that cover crops can contribute to climate change adaptation, on a scale ranging from low potential to very high potential.
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Evaluation of cassava (Manihot esculenta (Crantz) planting methods and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] sowing dates on the yield performance of the component species in cassava/soybean intercrop under the humid tropical lowlands of southeastern Nigeria
TL;DR: Regardless of the cassava planting method used, soybean sown 4 or 2 weeks before cassava gave the highest monetary returns and net profit than soy bean sown at any other time in the mixture or by growing the component crops separately.
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Nitrogen fixation in tropical cropping systems.
TL;DR: Tropical environments - climates, soils and cropping systems nitrogen fixing organisms in the tropics nitrogen fixation process and its role in the tropical crops and Cropping systems - cereal crops and grasses, wetland rice, grain legumes, legumes as animal fodder, plantation crops, agroforestry optimizing contributions from nitrogen fixation as discussed by the authors.
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Low-Input Technology for Managing Oxisols and Ultisols in Tropical America
Pedro A. Sanchez,José G. Salinas +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors bring together examples of low-input soil management technology adapted to well-drained, acid, inherently infertile soils of the American tropics classified mainly as Oxisols and Ultisols.
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Farming for the future: an introduction to low-external-input and sustainable agriculture.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present LEISA - an emerging option: agriculture and instability sustainability and farmers - making decisions at the farm level technology development by farmers, linking farmers and scientists in developing LEISA technologies.
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