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Legume cover crop, such as Pueraria, established between rows in a rubber plantation

Pueraria for Philippine rubber interrows: nitro...

Pueraria javanica is the classic interrow cover for rubber: a vigorous nitrogen-fixing legume that blankets the ground between young trees, suppresses weeds,

Pueraria for Philippine rubber interrows: nitro...

Pueraria javanica is the classic interrow cover for rubber: a vigorous nitrogen-fixing legume that blankets the ground between young trees, suppresses weeds,

Banana plantation field

Banana Nutrition and Soil Health Beyond Fusarium

Banana nutrition rests on potassium and nitrogen, with magnesium, calcium, and a deep, well-structured, biologically active soil underneath. Banana is one of

Banana Nutrition and Soil Health Beyond Fusarium

Banana nutrition rests on potassium and nitrogen, with magnesium, calcium, and a deep, well-structured, biologically active soil underneath. Banana is one of

Sacks of cover crop seed prepared for a custom plantation seed mix

Designing a cover-crop seed mix for Philippine ...

A good cover-crop seed mix for a Philippine estate combines a fast establisher, a long-term nitrogen fixer, and a shade-tolerant species so the cover holds

Designing a cover-crop seed mix for Philippine ...

A good cover-crop seed mix for a Philippine estate combines a fast establisher, a long-term nitrogen fixer, and a shade-tolerant species so the cover holds

Cover crop roots binding soil, illustrating cover crops for saline and coastal Philippine soils

Cover Crops for Saline and Coastal Philippine S...

Match the cover crop to the salt level and improve the soil before you expect a full stand. On saline and coastal Philippine soils, the limits are salt in

Cover Crops for Saline and Coastal Philippine S...

Match the cover crop to the salt level and improve the soil before you expect a full stand. On saline and coastal Philippine soils, the limits are salt in

Black pepper (Piper nigrum) vine with peppercorns

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

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

Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) growing on a lake, used as green manure

Hyacinth Plus: water-hyacinth green manure for ...

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

Hyacinth Plus: water-hyacinth green manure for ...

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