International Ag-Sieve






Soil Amendments


Volume II, Number 2, 1989

"what we are looking for are local fertilizers that farmers could go down the road and mine with their pick and shovel"

Ward Chesworth, University of Guelph, Canada Contents:

  • Composting Rock Phosphate

  • Editorial

  • No-Till & Rock Phosphate in the Amazon

  • Phosphorus-Efficient Beans

  • Fungus Dissolves Insoluble Phosphates

  • Fertilizing With Rocks

  • Brazilian Cows Help Farmers Discover Lablab Bean

  • Andean Farmers Can Eat Vegetables Year-Round

  • IPM for Sweet Potato Weevil

  • New Bio-Control for Cutworm

  • Commercial Neem Insecticide

  • West African Agriculture

  • Opportunities


    Volume VI, Number 3, 1990 (Legumes/Green Manures)

    Contents:

  • Plant Protection Using Compost Extracts

  • Composting Destroys Fungal Pathogens

  • Two Legumes With High Potential as Green Manures

  • 10 Sources of Legume Seed and Information

  • Legumes Transfer N to Other Crops

  • Legume Green Manures: a Potential Substitute for Fertilizer in Maize


    Volume III, Number 4, 1990 (Composting)

    Contents:

  • Plant Protection Using Compost Extracts

  • Composting Destroys Fungal Pathogens

  • US Trends in Composting Technology

  • Composting Gains Acceptance Among Senegalese Farmers

  • Composted Poultry Manure Boosts Plantain Yields and Nematode Resistance

  • Editor's Choice: 4 of the Best Books on Composting & Soil Improvement

  • Resource Contacts Offering Technical Assistance and/or Training in Composting


  • Volume V, Number 5, 1993 (Soil and Soil Amendments)

    Contents:

  • Two Legumes Unbind Phosphate

  • Editorial

  • Amshot for Sline Soils

  • Shade Stimulates Pasture Growth

  • Tree Fallows in Togo

  • Crop Residue Management

  • Azolla Exchange

  • Book Review


    Volume VII, Number 1 (Vermiculture)

    Contents:

  • Cuba's Composting

  • Editorial: Subterranean Livestock

  • Vermiculture in India

  • Earthworms and Plant Growth

  • Incorporating Earthworms

  • VOCA and Vermiculture

  • Resources and Events