Agronomy
Black Pepper Nutrition for Philippine Smallholders
Black pepper nutrition for Philippine smallholders rests on steady nitrogen and potassium, well-drained soil rich in organic matter, and a root zone that
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Hyacinth Plus: water-hyacinth green manure for PH smallholders
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a free, fast-growing weed clogging rivers and lakes across the Philippines, and it also happens to be a useful
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EUDR for Philippine exporters: what cover crops prove
Cover crops do not prove EUDR compliance on their own, but they fit into the documentation and traceability story that compliance requires. The EU
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El Nino Dry-Spell Cover-Crop Management
Keep your established cover crop alive through the dry spell rather than sowing new seed into dry soil. In an El Nino year, an existing...
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Mucuna bracteata in Philippine oil palm: uses and limits
Mucuna bracteata is one of the most aggressive nitrogen-fixing cover legumes available, and that aggression is both its main benefit and its main risk. It
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Pueraria Javanica Is Not Invasive Kudzu
Pueraria javanica is a managed tropical legume, not the invasive kudzu (Pueraria montana). The two share part of a name and the broad reputation of...
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Centrosema pubescens: the shade-tolerant nitrogen fixer
If you want a legume cover that keeps fixing nitrogen after the canopy closes and holds its own in a mix, Centrosema pubescens (centro) is...