Green Manure Cover Crop Systems Of Smallholder Farmers

Author : Marjatta Eilittä
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402020511
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Green Manure/Cover Crop Systems of Smallholder Farmers written by Marjatta Eilittä and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1980s and 1990s, green manure/cover crop (GMCC) systems became a popular agricultural technology in research and development efforts for smallholder tropical and subtropical farmers. However, few syntheses of these experiences have been conducted. This volume of case studies contributes to bridging this gap by reviewing field-level experiences with these systems. Twelve case studies are included. Eleven of them describe experiences from Latin America (4 cases), Africa (6 cases) and Asia (1 case) and the twelfth case reports on the development of a GMCC systems database. Two concluding chapters, `Learning from the Case Studies' and `Future Perspectives', build upon the cases. The systems described are diverse. Some systems have been spontaneously adopted by farmers, while others have been introduced to the farmers through diffusion efforts. Some of the cases reviewed describe small, localized efforts while others report on large-scale, well-known ones, such as the combination of GMCCs and conservation tillage in Santa Catarina, Brazil, the maize-Mucuna system in northern Honduras, and the improved fallow systems in Eastern Zambia. Most experiences include both development and research aspects and to the extent possible the cases integrate these two. Discussion of the strengths and shortcomings of the systems and efforts is frank, and the goal is to learn from these experiences to benefit future efforts. It is expected that both researchers and development practitioners and students of tropical farming systems and soil management will find this volume of case studies useful.

Author : Miguel Angel Florentín
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN 13 : 9789251068564
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Green Manure/cover Crops and Crop Rotation in Conservation Agriculture on Small Farms written by Miguel Angel Florentín and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this publication is to offer a reference material for extensionists, professors, agronomy students, technicians in general, and for farmers themselves. Through information that is up-to-date and richly illustrated, it strives to facilitate the adoption and diffusion of No-Tillage, the use of green manures, and the practice of crop rotation on small farms. The publication describes the principal species of green manures and, at the same time, informs in detail how to insert green manures into small farm production systems according to soil fertility and major crops. It also analyzes the economic implication of these practices.

Author : Andy Clark
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437903797
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Cover Crops Profitably (3rd Ed. ) written by Andy Clark and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover crops slow erosion, improve soil, smother weeds, enhance nutrient and moisture availability, help control many pests and bring a host of other benefits to your farm. At the same time, they can reduce costs, increase profits and even create new sources of income. You¿ll reap dividends on your cover crop investments for years, since their benefits accumulate over the long term. This book will help you find which ones are right for you. Captures farmer and other research results from the past ten years. The authors verified the info. from the 2nd ed., added new results and updated farmer profiles and research data, and added 2 chap. Includes maps and charts, detailed narratives about individual cover crop species, and chap. about aspects of cover cropping.

Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
ISBN 13 : 088936852X
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cover Crops in West Africa written by International Development Research Centre (Canada) and published by IDRC. This book was released on 1998 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover Crops in West Africa Contributing to Sustainable Agriculture

Author : Roland Bunch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780968854648
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Restoring the Soil written by Roland Bunch and published by . This book was released on 2012-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jane Potter Gates
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Green Manures and Cover Crops written by Jane Potter Gates and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jane Potter Gates
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Green Manures and Cover Crops written by Jane Potter Gates and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Daniel Buckles
Publisher : IDRC
ISBN 13 : 0889368414
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cover Crops in Hillside Agriculture written by Daniel Buckles and published by IDRC. This book was released on 1998 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover Crops in Hillside Agriculture: Farmer innovation with Mucuna

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Green Manure/cover Crops and Crop Rotation in Conservation Agriculture on Small Farms written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jayne T. MacLean
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Green Manures and Cover Crops, January 1983-December 1988 written by Jayne T. MacLean and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: