Pueraria javanica (PJ) Cover Crop Seeds Reservoir dissolved in water and applied

dissolved in water and applied to the root zone

Democratic Republic of Congo (Africa)

Up to 28 t/ha/year (open canopy)

Data from MPOB

Pueraria javanica (PJ) Cover Crop Seeds Reservoir dissolved in water and appliedPueraria javanica (PJ), also called tropical kudzu (Pueraria phaseoloides), is a fast growing tropical legume cover crop for rubber, coconut and oil palm. It fixes up to 250 kg N ha year (85 to 93% drawn from the air), forms rapid ground cover, and cut runoff 88% and soil loss 98% versus bare soil in replanted rubber. Chemiseed Sdn. Bhd. supplies PJ seed, tested to ISTA and AOSA methods, for Malaysia, Indonesia and export. PLANT CHARACTER Fast