Msg # 5151   
Date: 03 May 93 20:36:00
From: Jeff Burns
  To: Anyone Interested
Subj: Plant Accumulators
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AREA:SUST_AG
MSGID: 1:346/16.0 2be5ba8c
Well I feel like writting and since I haven't recieved any mail lately (yeah
I know I have to write to recieve),  I thought I would put out some more
information.  Hope it helps.


                           Plant Accumulators

A plant accumulator is a crop that is grown specifically to take nutrients
out of the soil or the air and make them avalible for future crops.

The following list are in order of plants that "fix" the most amount of the
nutrient to the least amount of the nutrient.  I.E.  Alfalfa fixes more
nitrogen than Sweet Clover.

Nitrogen:

(All legumes should be innoculated with proper rhizobial bactrium).

Alfalfa
Sweet Clover
fenugreek
clovers
pea
vetch
sweetpea
lentil
beans
lupines
serradella
soybean
cowpea
lespedeza
crotalaria
kudzu
peanut
lima bean

Zinc:

Corn
ragweed
horsetail, scouring rush
vetch
alfalfa

Phosphorus:

hemp
mustard
flax
alfalfa
sweet clover
lupin
swedes, rutabaga
turnip
mustard
buckwheat
millet
henbane
jimson weed
Chrysanthemum segetum
field sorrel
horseradish
German chamomile
plantain
knapweed
parsnip

Calcium:

melon
lambs quarter
dandelion
alfalfa
burnet
plantain
buckwheat
broom  (grows in very acidic soil)
oak
nettle
horseradish
German Chamomile
cactus
yarrow
onion
broom shrub
English daisy
foxglove
yellow locust
dock
mustard
flax
poppy
hemp


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