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Little-known leguminous plant can increase beef production by 60% (2022)
Intercropping marandu grass with desmodium increases animal weight and provides the soil with nitrogen
For four years, this study was performed by Embrapa Agrobiology at the Cocoa Farming Plan Executive Commission's (Ceplac) Animal Science Experimental Station in the town of Itabela, south of Bahia. "The introduction of the legume had the same impact of an annual application of 150 kilos of nitrogen fertilizer per hectare in the pasture", explains Robert Boddey, a researcher at Embrapa Agrobiology. The research For four years, this study was performed by Embrapa Agrobiology at the Cocoa Farming Plan Executive Commission's (Ceplac) Animal Science Experimental Station in the town of Itabela, south of Bahia.
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