This page is no longer monitored, but see please posts below for a record of the Perennial Green Manures project which ran from 2022 to 2024.
Nid yw’r dudalen hon yn cael ei monitro bellach, ond gweler y postiadau isod i gael cofnod o’r prosiect Gwrtaith Gwyrdd Lluosflwydd.
- that also benefits the environment?
- helps farmland cope better with storms, floods & droughts?
- provides wildlife habitats & helps store carbon in soil?
- increases soil health?
What if planting trees on farms increased productivity instead of decreasing it?
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"Green manures usually require setting aside productive agricultural land for nitrogen fixing. We’ve been researching alternatives, with focus on trees and shrubs as potential sources of soil nutrients, specifically nitrogen.” Clo Ward, project researcher
#PERENNIALgreenmanures
Mae’n orchudd da i’r tir, yn amddiffyn pridd rhag erydiad, ac mae'r blodau'n werthfawr i bryfed.
Cofrestrwch ar gyfer ein cylchlythyr a chael yr adroddiad pan gaiff ei ryddhau yn yr haf:
https://t.co/P6ql8J0bCv
Mae meillion fel arfer yn cael eu haredig i ddarparu nitrogen i’r pridd, ond mae hefyd yn cael ei ddefnyddio fel tail gwyrdd ‘torri a chario’ trwy ei dorri, gasglu a’i daenu fel tomwellt. Rydym wedi bod yn defnyddio meillion fel hyn ar gyfer ein prosiect tail gwyrdd lluosflwydd.
Proffil planhigion #1: Meillion
Mae meillion coch yn adnabyddus iawn fel tail gwyrdd traddodiadol a ddefnyddir i drosi nitrogen mewn cylchdroadau cnydau.
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Clover is usually ploughed in to provide nitrogen to soil, but is also used as a ‘cut and carry’ green manure by mowing, collecting and applying as a mulch. We’ve been using clover in this way for our perennial green manures project.
Plant profile #1: Clover – a thread!
Red clover is very well known as a traditional green manure used to fix nitrogen in crop rotations. It is a legume and as such has a relationship with nitrogen-fixing rhizobia bacteria which live in nodules in clover roots.
Our #PerennialGreenManures project follows on from research at @BangorUni
This explored a new method of providing nitrogen to crops using trees to fix nitrogen on-farm.
Sign up and get the report when it’s released in the summer: https:/tinyurl.com/PGMnewsletter
Dyma ein hawgrym ynghylch sut y gallai ardaloedd biowasanaeth weithio ar ffermydd – beth yw eich barn chi?
Cofrestrwch ar gyfer ein cylchlythyr a chael yr adroddiad pan gaiff ei ryddhau yn yr haf: https://t.co/oEqjlkGHyv
Could every grower consider a bioservice area?
Find out more in the report, out soon. Sign up for the newsletter to get it: https://t.co/oEqjlkGHyv
#perennialgreenmanures
Rashid Benoy, horticulture tutor at #BlackMountainsCollege in the Bannau Brycheiniog has designed an exciting bioservice area with a wide range of species which either fix nitrogen or put on lots of growth fast – all planted next to the site of their future veg beds.