If the intense bioactivity in the rhizosphere is the key to fertility, imagine the contribution of closely planted cover crops with vastly more root mass than more widely spaced food crops. Plants release nutrients through their roots to feed their buddies in the soil - beneficial microbes and mycorrhizal fungi - that increase access to water and convert soil nutrients into forms more readily utilized by plants.
The area of most intense biological activity - ultimately the definition of soil fertility - is the rhizosphere, the zone immediately around plant roots. I grow organic matter in place using cover crops because, in many ways, a living cover crop is even better than adding manure and compost for fertility. A vast array of soil organisms decompose once-living plants into nutrients easily taken up by plant roots, and add to your soil’s humus content (the final residues of organic matter in your soil, which assist nutrient uptake, improve texture and hold moisture). Designed to minimize post-harvest losses as well as operational expenses, this innovative sun dryer is perfect for patio drying a wide variety of agricultural commodities such as coffee, cacao, rice, and maize.Consider cover crops your most important crops, because the requirements for abundant food crops - building soil fertility, improving soil texture, suppressing weeds, and inhibiting disease and crop-damaging insects - can be best met by the abundant use of cover crops, season after season.ĥ Benefits of Cover Crops Soil Fertility.
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In closed structures (granaries, warehouses, hermetic bins, silos), control of cleanliness, temperature, and humidity is particularly important. Majority of this loss is recorded due to improper drying, poor storage and transportation facility. For some crops such as fruits, vegetables and root crops, being less hardy than cereals, post-harvest losses can reach 50%. As you might have already imagined, in many African countries, the post-harvest losses of food cereals are quite high, previously estimated at 25% of the total crop harvested.
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