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Green manure/cover crops and crop rotation in conservation agriculture on small farms /

"The objective of this publication is to offer a reference material for extensionists, professors, agronomy students, technicians in general, and for farmers themselves ... it strives to facilitate the adoption and diffusion of no-tillage, the use of green manures, and the practice of crop rota...

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Main Authors: Florentín, Miguel Angel (Author), Penalva, Marcos (Author), Calegari, Ademir (Author), Derpsch, Rolf (Author)
Corporate Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Plant Production and Protection Division
Other Authors: McDonald, Melissa J. (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Rome : Plant Production and Protection Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2011.
Series:Integrated crop management, 12
Subjects:
Green manure crops.
Green manuring.
Agricultural conservation.
Farms, Small.
Cover crops.
Crop rotation.
Online Access:http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/agp/icm12.pdf
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Summary:"The objective of this publication is to offer a reference material for extensionists, professors, agronomy students, technicians in general, and for farmers themselves ... it strives to facilitate the adoption and diffusion of no-tillage, the use of green manures, and the practice of crop rotation on small farms. The publication describes the principal species of green manures and, at the same time, informs in detail how to insert green manures into small farm production systems according to soil fertility and major crops. It also deals with the residual effect of green manures on main crops and analyzes the economic implications of these practices."--P. [4] of cover.
Physical Description:vii, 97 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Also freely available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-97).
ISBN:9789251068564
9251068569
ISSN:1020-4555 ;