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Oil palm plantation in Southeast Asia, a commodity covered by EU deforestation regulation

EUDR for Philippine exporters: what cover crops...

Cover crops do not prove EUDR compliance on their own, but they fit into the documentation and traceability story that compliance requires. The EU

EUDR for Philippine exporters: what cover crops...

Cover crops do not prove EUDR compliance on their own, but they fit into the documentation and traceability story that compliance requires. The EU

Planting a seedling into dry cracked soil during an El Nino dry spell

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 legume cover protects

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 legume cover protects

Aerial view of a tropical oil palm plantation with legume cover crop established between the rows

Mucuna bracteata in Philippine oil palm: uses a...

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

Mucuna bracteata in Philippine oil palm: uses a...

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

Pueraria javanica legume cover crop established between oil palm rows in Southeast Asia

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 climbing

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 climbing

Dense green leguminous cover crop forming ground cover over tropical plantation soil, similar to Centrosema pubescens

Centrosema pubescens: the shade-tolerant nitrog...

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 a reliable choice

Centrosema pubescens: the shade-tolerant nitrog...

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 a reliable choice

Legume root system with nitrogen-fixing nodules formed by Rhizobium bacteria

Inoculation for acid soils: why the Bradyrhizob...

Inoculating cover-crop legume seed with the right Bradyrhizobium is what turns the seed into a nitrogen-fixing plant instead of just another green weed. A

Inoculation for acid soils: why the Bradyrhizob...

Inoculating cover-crop legume seed with the right Bradyrhizobium is what turns the seed into a nitrogen-fixing plant instead of just another green weed. A