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A Comparison of Legume Intercycle Crops for Pineapples 1
Author(s) -
Magistad O. C.,
King N.,
Allen O. N.
Publication year - 1934
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1934.00021962002600050004x
Subject(s) - chemist , citation , legume , library science , mathematics , agricultural science , computer science , chemistry , agronomy , environmental science , biology , organic chemistry
In spite of the fact that 80 to 120 tons per acre of green and partially dried pineapple plants are shredded and after some decomposition incorporated with the soil, it has been the custom in the pineapple industry to grow a grass or leguminous crop prior to replanting the field with pineapples a year or two later. This intercycle crop adds additional organic matter, prevents loss of nutrients by erosion and leaching, and, if a legume, adds some fixed nitrogen. This paper presents information on the relative advantages of six leguminous plants when compared with each other, their yields, nitrogen contents, and agricultural operations.