Growing maize and soybean in rotation
Soybean brings nitrogen from the air into the soil as a free source of urea. You can obtain a good maize yield after harvesting soybean with less inorganic fertilizer application due to soil improvement. Growing soybean before maize reduces Striga infestation in maize. The practice demonstrates how to plant and manage soybean and maize in rotation.
Auteur: Nkoola Institutional Development Associates (NIDA)
Organisation: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Année: 2020
Pays: Uganda
Couverture géographique: Afrique
Type: Pratiques
Texte intégral disponible à l'adresse: https://www.fao.org/teca/en/technologies/6911
Langue: English