{Tool} Sort Out Your Soil: A practical guide to green manures. Creator(s): Rosenfeld, Anton and Rayns, Francis. Issuing Organisation(s): Cotswold Seeds Ltd., Garden Organic.
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Document available online at: https://www.cotswoldseeds.com/files/cotswoldseeds/Sort%20Out%20Your%20Soil.pdf
Summary in the original language of the document
The booklet is a compendium of green manures species used in UK. The introduction explains the reasons why to grow green manures and the benefits they bring into the system. What follows is a guide to the choice of the species to use as green manure, with details per species (leguminous species and other species) and some comparative assessments among the species. It is focused on UK climate and farming systems but its contents can easily be used also in other temperate environments. The booklet is clear and has several photos. This tool can be used to adapt strategies for green manure to specific case.
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
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| What problem does the tool address?: | Which green manure to select |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | Comparative assessment among the available species of green manures in UK and temperate environments. |
| Country: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Leaflets & guidelines |
| Theme: | Soil quality and fertility |
| Keywords: | arable farming, catch crop, cover crop, green manure, legumes, soil fertility |
| Keywords: | arable farming, catch crop, cover plants, green manure, legumes, soil fertility, soil fertility |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English arable farming http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_36528 English catch crops http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_29684 English cover plants http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1936 English green manures http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3375 English legumes http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4255 English soil fertility http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7170 English soil quality http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_a9645d28 |
| Subjects: | Soil > Soil quality Soil Crop husbandry > Crop health, quality, protection Crop husbandry > Weed management Farming Systems > Farm nutrient management |
| Research affiliation: | European Union > Horizon 2020 > OK-Net Arable > Selected tools European Union > Horizon 2020 > OK-Net Arable UK > Garden Organic (HDRA) European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge |
| Related Links: | http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk, http://www.cotswoldseeds.com, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/30588 |
| Project ID: | ofk |
| Deposited By: | Rasmussen, Ilse Ankjær |
| ID Code: | 30588 |
| Deposited On: | 04 Jan 2017 20:28 |
| Last Modified: | 02 May 2024 10:32 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
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