Cover crops in soil nutrient management in organic orchards
Problem
The need for suitable management options in terms of nutrient input, erosion and biodiversity.
Solution
The use of cover crops in the inter-row can provide several ecosystem services including the provision of nutrients and organic matter to the soil and the fruit crop, reduction of soil erosion or increase of biodiversity
Description
The video covers new soil and nutrient management strategies for organic fruit orchards with a holistic approach based on the use of leguminous intercrops in the rows and inter-row.
Organization: Organic Farm Knowledge
Other organizations: IO-PIB - National Institute of Horticultural Research
Year: 2023
Country/ies: Poland
Type: Video
Full text available at: https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/46030
Content language: English, Polish