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100			_aChiu S B
245		0	_aMucuna bracteata- A super legume cover crop revisited
260			_bPlanter _c2001
300			_a575-583
520			_aThis paper details a viable method of large-scale propagation of Mucuna bracteata (Mb) using single-node stem cuttings and documents the dry biomass production of Mb of 28mt/ha in the open and 13 mt/ha under 60-70 per cent shade of six-year oil palm. Huge amounts of nutrients were recycled through leaf litter, estimated at 531kg/ha and 263kg/ha of combined NPKMg nutrients in the open and under shade respectively, 75-83 per cent being nitrogen. The soil under Mb was enriched, particularly at 20-30 cm depth-organic carbon, total phosphorus, exchangable potassium and cation exchange capacity (CEC) were significantly improved.
650			_aBiomass
650			_aLegume species
650			_aMucuna cracteata
650			_aNutrient recycling
650			_aStem cuttings
700			_aFarida Emilia
700			_aSiow Aloysius
942			_cJS
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