Perennial Peanut as a Potential Living Mulch and Nitrogen Source for Citrus and Other Orchard Crops in Florida
The concept of using a perennial peanut as a living mulch and source of biological nitrogen in fruit and nut crop orchards is not a new idea. In Central and South America, perennial peanuts have long been incorporated as a living groundcover into palm, coffee, cacao, plantain, and citrus, as well a...
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The concept of using a perennial peanut as a living mulch and source of biological nitrogen in fruit and nut crop orchards is not a new idea. In Central and South America, perennial peanuts have long been incorporated as a living groundcover into palm, coffee, cacao, plantain, and citrus, as well as into other fruit and nut production orchards. This cover crop may pose as a viable, environmentally-friendly option for production in Florida, too.
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| spelling | doaj-art-5e953e691284435d9a62d2834f2921022025-02-08T05:40:36ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092023-11-0120236Perennial Peanut as a Potential Living Mulch and Nitrogen Source for Citrus and Other Orchard Crops in FloridaM.A. Shahid0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1079-3836K. Leaks1https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7418-9642A.R. Blount2Cheryl Mackowiak3University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida The concept of using a perennial peanut as a living mulch and source of biological nitrogen in fruit and nut crop orchards is not a new idea. In Central and South America, perennial peanuts have long been incorporated as a living groundcover into palm, coffee, cacao, plantain, and citrus, as well as into other fruit and nut production orchards. This cover crop may pose as a viable, environmentally-friendly option for production in Florida, too. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/132083Arachislive mulchesorchardscitriculture |
| spellingShingle | M.A. Shahid K. Leaks A.R. Blount Cheryl Mackowiak Perennial Peanut as a Potential Living Mulch and Nitrogen Source for Citrus and Other Orchard Crops in Florida EDIS Arachis live mulches orchards citriculture |
| title | Perennial Peanut as a Potential Living Mulch and Nitrogen Source for Citrus and Other Orchard Crops in Florida |
| title_full | Perennial Peanut as a Potential Living Mulch and Nitrogen Source for Citrus and Other Orchard Crops in Florida |
| title_fullStr | Perennial Peanut as a Potential Living Mulch and Nitrogen Source for Citrus and Other Orchard Crops in Florida |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perennial Peanut as a Potential Living Mulch and Nitrogen Source for Citrus and Other Orchard Crops in Florida |
| title_short | Perennial Peanut as a Potential Living Mulch and Nitrogen Source for Citrus and Other Orchard Crops in Florida |
| title_sort | perennial peanut as a potential living mulch and nitrogen source for citrus and other orchard crops in florida |
| topic | Arachis live mulches orchards citriculture |
| url | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/132083 |
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