Evaluation and implementation of nitrogen fixing species in hedgerow intercropping in Marianas

Project Overview

SW99-048
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 1999: $132,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2003
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $21,000.00
Region: Western
State: Guam
Principal Investigator:
Mari Marutani
College of Nat. & Appl. Sciences, Univ. of Guam

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Additional Plants: native plants, trees

Practices

  • Crop Production: windbreaks
  • Education and Training: demonstration, extension, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research
  • Natural Resources/Environment: hedgerows, hedges - woody
  • Pest Management: mulches - killed
  • Production Systems: holistic management, permaculture
  • Soil Management: green manures, organic matter
  • Sustainable Communities: urban agriculture
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