Lieu de réalisation
1 - À la ferme
Description sommaire de la pratique agroécologique
Legumes cover crops
Type de pratique agroécologique
Cover cropping
Crop rotation
Recycling of groundnuts residues for animal feeds and manure/green manure
Nitrogen fixation in the soil
Mise en œuvre de la pratique
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.
Pourquoi utilisez-vous cette pratique et qu'attendez-vous d'elle ?
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.
Superficie du terrain
1.0 Acre
Substitution d'une alternative moins écologique
1 - Oui