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SL-306 (formerly SS-AGR-96), a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Yuncong Li, Qingren Wang, Waldemar Klassen, Edward A. Hanlon, Jr., describes this green manure crop that has been grown for centuries in Southeast Asia — origin and distribution, description, uses, production and harvest, and seed production. Includes references. Updated with title change by the UF Department of Soil and Water Sciences, September 2015. Minor revision October 2018.
SL 306/TR003: Sunn Hemp—A Promising Cover Crop in Florida (ufl.edu)
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Li, Yuncong, Qingren Wang, Waldemar Klassen, and Edward Hanlon. 2009. “Sunn Hemp - A Cover Crop in Florida”. EDIS 2009 (8). https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/118084.
References
Abdul-Baki, A. A., H. H. Bryan, G. M. Zinati, W. Klassen, M. Codallo and N. Heckert. 2001. "Biomass yield and flower production in sunn hemp: Effect of cutting the main stem." Journal of Vegetable Crop Production. 71(1): 83-104. https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v07n01_10
Schomberg, H. H. N. L. Martini, J. C. Diaz-Perez, S. C. Phatak, K. S. Balkom and H. L. Bhardwaj. 2007. "Potential for using sunn hemp as a source of biomass and nitrogen for the Piedmont and Coastal Plain Regions of the southeastern USA." Agronomy Journal. 99: 1448-1457. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2006.0294
Li, Y.C., E. Hanlon, W. Klassen, Q. Wang, and T. Olczyk. 2006. Cover crops benefits and selection for commercial vegetable producers. SL-242. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ss461.
Treadwell, D.D. and Mike Alligood. 2008. Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.): A summer cover crop for Florida vegetable producers. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. http://edis.ifas. ufl.edu/hs1126.