Sentences with phrase «nitrogen fixing pulse»
He cites three common ways for producers to introduce nitrogen into soil: synthetic fertilizer; manure or other organic amendments; and through cultivation of nitrogen fixing pulse crops.
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Some pulses, like lentils, are nitrogen - fixers, which means they can improve soil quality for other crops in rotation.
And they have a low water footprint, are nitrogen - fixing, and give all sorts of good stuff back to the soil in which they're grown, meaning they're good for the environment (pulses are basically the future of sustainable agriculture).
Pulse crops are in the legume family, Fabaceae, and consist of plants that fix (absorb) atmospheric nitrogen through roots in the soil, are high in protein, and bear seeds in pods.
Like all Pulse crops, beans fix nitrogen into the soil and require very little water to grow — especially when compared to other protein sources.»