Cover Crop Seeds | Mucuna bracteata (MB)
Mucuna bracteata (MB) is a perennial cover crop with thick stems and deep pseudo-tap roots reaching 2-3 meters. It smothers weeds, fixes nitrogen, controls erosion, and improves soil moisture and ...
Quick Facts
PLANT CHARACTER
Perennial, creeping, aggressive climber, spreads fast, thick stems and pseudo tap roots 2-3m depth. Branches from each node.
Growth: Adventitious roots do not form easily from the nodes touching the ground.
USES
Smothers weeds, nitrogen fixer, controls erosion, maintains soil moisture and temperature, as well as improving soil texture.
GROWTH HABIT
Shade tolerant, slow growth in the first 8 to 10 months before becoming highly prolific.
PLANTING TYPE & SEEDING RATE
Monoculture-85-100g/ha
PLANTING METHOD
Nursery then field transplanting in points (holes)
DRY MATTER PRODUCTION
19t/ha/year
NO. OF SEEDS/KG
5,900 - 6,000 Seeds
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