The MOIST Group at Cornell University
Management of Organic Inputs in Soils of the Tropics
Affiliated with the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD)

Mulch-L mailing list correspondence

Highlights of Discussions during 1997/1998 (only)

(See 2001-2005 mulch-L archives for more recent discussions)

Mulch-L is an open, unmoderated electronic mailing list for the interdisciplinary exchange of information on cover crops, green manures, managed fallows and other woody/non-woody mulch-based agricultural systems in tropical and sub-tropical areas.

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Postings on green manure/cover crop/mulch information access and services

Publications (magazines, books, journals and newsletters)
Events (this info is summarized on the MOIST events calendar)
Electronic links, lists, and databases
Employment opportunities
Academic programs

Country/region-specific green manure/cover crop discussions

Belize
Bolivia
Ecuador (relay cropping)
Canary Island (mulch)
Guatemala (Velvetbean and Tithonia)
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Vietnam

Species-specific discussions

Azotobacter
Canavalia ensiformis
Mucuna (velvetbean)
Phaseolus coccineus (bush bean) sources
Pueraria phaseoloides
Tephrosia spp.

Management of tropical green manure/cover crops

Multiple uses of tropical green manure/cover crops

Environmental issues related to green manure, cover crops and mulches

Pest management in tropical cover crops

Methodology discussions

Other organic inputs

Biological activator for decomposition
Biofertilizer

Projects/Studies on green manure, cover crops, mulches

ACIAR project in SE Asia
School research project (pH in mulched soils)
MS thesis (cover crops and mulch in drought-prone tropical areas)

Temperate cover crop/ mulch discussions

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