Cover Crop Seeds | Calopogonium mucunoides (CM)
Calopogonium Mucunoides (CM) is a vigorous cover crop that thrives in warm, shaded conditions and acidic clay soils (pH 4.5-5). Forming dense ground cover, it fixes nitrogen, and controls weeds.
Quick Facts
Vigorous annual or short-lived trailing perennial, succulent stems, dense rooting. Creeping in the lower parts. Mass of foliage is between 30-55cm deep.
Nitrogen-fixing legume, controls erosion, reduces soil temperature, improves soil fertility, and controls weeds.
GROWTH HABIT
Moderately shade tolerant. Warm-growing legume. Can withstand flooding conditions. Grows better on acidic clay soils (pH 4.5-5). Poor drought tolerant.
SEEDING RATE
Monoculture-10kg/ha. Mixture- 4kg/ha
PLANTING METHOD
Drill or in holes
DRY MATTER PRODUCTION
14t/ha (single cut)
NO. OF SEEDS/KG
65,000 - 70,000 seeds
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