Donde se realiza
1 - En la granja
Descripción resumida de la práctica agroecológica
Legumes cover crops
Tipo de práctica agroecológica
Cover cropping
Crop rotation
Recycling of groundnuts residues for animal feeds and manure/green manure
Nitrogen fixation in the soil
Implementación de la práctica
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.
¿Por qué usas y qué esperas de esta práctica?
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.
Tamaño de la tierra
1.0 Acre
Sustitución de menos alternativa ecológica
1 - Sí