Traditional Practices in Agriculture FULL - ANGOC Site

3. The leaves fallen on the field will be mixed into the soil which
add organic matter to the soil. The roots also fix atmospheric
nitrogen and thus improve soil fertility.
4. Horse gram is stored in empty common salt bags – insect
damage is reduced – Salt prevents hatching of storage pests
eggs and also acts as a preservative
f. Cowpea (Vigna catjang)
Cowpea is commonly used
as a pulse crop. It matures
in 75-90 days facilitating the
farmers to use it in mixed
cropping and multiple
cropping. It is also used as a
green manure crop. Cowpea
when mixed with ground nut
at 1 row after every 10 rows
of groundnut will help as a
catch crop for red hairy catterpillar of groundnut. It is a rich source
of protiens. As a fodder it is highly palatable to all types of livestock
and it can fed either green or made into hay.
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