Where it is realized
1 - On-farm
Summary description of agroecological practice
Legumes cover crops
Type of agroecological practice
Cover cropping
Crop rotation
Recycling of groundnuts residues for animal feeds and manure/green manure
Nitrogen fixation in the soil
Implementing the practice
Groundnuts can be intercropped with other cereals like maize and sorghum or can be planted through mono cropping.
Mono cropping of groundnuts is done mostly on farms that are degraded for restoration through the nitrogen fixation of the legume. for a better produce its spacing should be 30-45cm between rows and 7-10 cm between planting rows. It takes about 90-120 days to mature.
Why you use and what you expect from this practice?
Biological nitrogen fixation of grain legumes, such as groundnuts, can enhance soil nitrogen (N) and be an important source of N fertility, as well as a critical component of human nutrition and food security.
Land size
1.0 Acre
Substitution of less ecological alternative
1 - Yes