DESCRIPTION
Scientific name: Mucuna aterrima cv. Mucuna preta
Family: Leguminosae
Vegetative Cycle: Annual
Growing Form: Twining herbaceous

REQUIREMENTS
Soil Fertility: : Well drained
Altitude: Up to 1.200 m
Annual Precipitation: 700 - 1.500 mm

RESISTANCE
Drought: High
Cold: Medium
Humidity: Medium
Spittlebug: High
Shade: High

PRODUCTION
Dry Matter (D.M.) ha/year: 15 t
Brute Protein in D.M.: 18 - 20%
Biomass: 40 - 50 t/ha
Flowering Cycle: 150 - 180 days
Nitrogen Fixing Capacity: 170 - 210 kg/ha

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Mucuna is a twining herbaceous annual legume with a long growing cycle that demands little of the soil but does not tolerate excessive soil humidity very well This robust legume not only produces a good quantity of forage its capacity to overtake weeds allows it to be used in areas ...

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