Composting to beat Striga

Compost is more powerful than manure. What is less known is that the micro-organisms in compost attack striga seeds in the soil. Compost also decreases the amount of striga that will sprout, and reduces its negative effect on cereal crops. Let us look at how farmers in northeast Mali make compost as...

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Autor principal: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Formato: Video
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108048
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description Compost is more powerful than manure. What is less known is that the micro-organisms in compost attack striga seeds in the soil. Compost also decreases the amount of striga that will sprout, and reduces its negative effect on cereal crops. Let us look at how farmers in northeast Mali make compost as one of the strategies of integrated striga and soil fertility management.
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spelling CGSpace1080482023-02-15T07:22:43Z Composting to beat Striga International Institute of Tropical Agriculture agriculture research striga composts organic fertilizers soil fertility Compost is more powerful than manure. What is less known is that the micro-organisms in compost attack striga seeds in the soil. Compost also decreases the amount of striga that will sprout, and reduces its negative effect on cereal crops. Let us look at how farmers in northeast Mali make compost as one of the strategies of integrated striga and soil fertility management. 2012-08-09 2020-04-22T21:30:49Z 2020-04-22T21:30:49Z Video https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108048 en Open Access International Institute of Tropical Agriculture International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. (2012). Composting to beat Striga. Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA Communication Unit
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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Composting to beat Striga
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title_full Composting to beat Striga
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organic fertilizers
soil fertility
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