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Sustainable Production of Fresh-Market Tomatoes With Organic Mulches



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Title: Sustainable Production of Fresh-Market Tomatoes With Organic Mulches

Agricultural Research Service Publications

 

Sustainable Production of Fresh-Market Tomatoes and Other Summer Vegetables With Organic Mulches

The alternative production system described in this bulletin uses the winter annual legume hairy vetch (Vicia villosa L. Roth) both as a cover crop and as a mulch in a sustainable tomato production system. As a cover, vetch serves to fix nitrogen, recycle nutrients, reduce soil erosion and compaction, and add organic matter to the soil. When converted to a mulch, the residue reduces weed emergence, increases organic matter content, reduces water loss from the soil, and acts as a slow-release fertilizer. Color, 23 pages.

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